Quote by Mary Douglas
Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemera

Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker. – Mary Douglas

Other quotes by Mary Douglas

I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too. – Mary Douglas

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alone
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It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in society. The community makes God into the image it wants, vengeful, or milky sweet, or scrupulously just, and so on. – Mary Douglas

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Religion
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Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, sure does get in the way of coordination. – Mary Douglas

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Equality
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Marriage
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When I talk about the importance of the institution of marriage, I think of the commitment and the significance of standing in front of those closest to you and promising fidelity to your partner til death do you part. – Mark Udall

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Marriage

When a marriage culture fails, sexual desire no longer unites instead it fragments. – Maggie Gallagher

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Marriage

I love the concept of togetherness and the entwinement of marriage. – William Shatner

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Marriage

What is fascinating about marriage is why anyone wants to get married. – Alain de Botton

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Marriage

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Always remember that the future comes one day at a time. – Dean Acheson

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Come out here where the roses have opened. Let soul and world meet. – Rumi

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