About This Book
Based on field studies of the 1929 administration of marriage laws in 96 in 30 states of the United States, Marriage and the State is an account of the marriage laws in existence at the time. The historical background of marriage law and social importance of the topics are also considered.
Mary E. Richmond was the author of Social Diagnosis and What Is Social Case Work? She was the director of the Charity Organization Department of the Russell Sage Foundation. Fred S. Hall was joint author of American Marriage Laws.