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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Social Sciences LibreTexts - Marriage and Family. | Oct 19, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Yale University - Human Relations Area Files - Marriage and Family. | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Life Matters - Marriage. | Oct 27, 2025 | ||
| Added explanation of marriage patterns. | Jun 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hartford Institute for Religion Research - Marriage and Divorce. | Apr 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Marriage and Divorce: A genetic perspective. | Mar 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Missouri Extension - Creating a Strong and Satisfying Marriage (PDF). | Dec 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pressbooks - Perspectives: An Open Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Edition - Family and Marriage. | Oct 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Ten key moments in the history of marriage. | Sep 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science - An Analytical Study of Definitions of the Term "Marriage". | Jul 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Nebraska Pressbooks - An Introduction to Anthropology: the Biological and Cultural Evolution of Humans - Social Structures: Kinship and Marriage. | Jun 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - Introduction to Sociology 2e - What Is Marriage? What Is a Family? | May 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Heritage Foundation - Marriage: What it is, why it matters, and the consequences of redefining it. | Apr 15, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 08, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | May 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Marriage and Domestic Partnership. | Feb 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Investopedia - Marriage vs. Common-Law Marriage: What's the Difference? | Jan 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Marriage. | Jan 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Sciences LibreTexts - Marriage and Family. | Nov 30, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Psychology Today - Marriage. | Aug 17, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - History of Marriage: 13 Surprising Facts. | Apr 11, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Feb 12, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Duhaime.org - Marriage. | Jan 02, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Spruce - How Long Has the Institution of Marriage Existed For? | Sep 06, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - The Definition of Marriage in Sociology. | Jun 21, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - The Definition of Marriage in Sociology. | Apr 27, 2018 | ||
| Updated the discussion concerning same-sex marriage. | Apr 25, 2018 | ||
| Added video. | May 15, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Marriage. | Apr 10, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute - Marriage. | Apr 10, 2014 | ||
| Changed "The Netherlands" to "the Netherlands." | Sep 15, 2010 | ||
| Media added: Hindu wedding. | Jan 30, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - People - How Marriage Works. | Dec 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - History of Marriage. | Nov 06, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts - Marriage. | Jun 07, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 31, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 07, 2001 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 07, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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