‘I do’ again: The relational dialectics of renewing marriage vows

Dawn O. Braithwaite; Leslie A. Baxter

doi:10.1177/0265407595122002

‘I do’ again: The relational dialectics of renewing marriage vows

Dawn O. Braithwaite, Leslie A. Baxter

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Abstract

This study provides descriptive insight into the dialectical themes of one public relationship ritual in modern US society, the renewal of marital vows between spouses. Interpretive analyses of in-depth interview data revealed that this ritual allows spouses to manage three underlying dialectical contra- dictions: private-public, stability-change and conventionality-uniqueness.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	177-198
Number of pages	22
Journal	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407595122002
State	Published - May 1995
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

marriage vow renewal
relational dialectics
ritual

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Communication
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Sociology and Political Science

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