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Probably the lone best short account of the systematic socioeconomic handicaps women face due the institution of marriage. spectacular undergraduate educating source, highly accessible and apparently written. Focuses on the interactions of norms of marriage and a sexist division of work inside the family, the socialization of young women to expect wedding ceremony and large childrearing responsibilities, the somewhat feeble bargaining power of women inside marriage, and women's limited choices in the work market.