Die Praxis des Heiratens

A marriage is usually a special reason to celebrate. But how is this emotionally and legally significant step celebrated today? What is created through the practice of marriage for the couple and society? And how can we understand the peculiar relationship between romanticized weddings and the often noted reduction in the significance of the institution of marriage? Fleur Weibel addresses several research gaps by differentiating between marriage and wedding ceremonies and considering both heterosexual and homosexual couples. She demonstrates from a microsociological and gender-theoretical perspective how love relationships today are governed by promises of happiness and freedom.