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... > contexts > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > culture, society, and popular media > empty-shell marriages
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > culture, society, and popular media > empty-shell marriages
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > culture, society, and popular media > empty-shell marriages
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > culture, society, and popular media > empty-shell marriages

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empty-shell marriages  

Definition

  • Empty-shell marriages have lost or never had the passion needed to make the marriage vital. The relationship may never have had depth and often may have been formed for superficial reasons. [Source: Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia; Empty-Shell Marriages]

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