Word: supervow
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Dates: during 1993-1993
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...recommitment to family requires new practices. Social sciences show that values do not fly on their own wings; they must be embodied in our rituals. Supervows may serve as one such sociological device. If it becomes chic to state "We have a supervow!" -- with the implicit question "And how about you?" hanging in the air -- we will be on the way to valuing marriage and thus family more highly, without relying on punitive laws. Supervows alone will not carry the day, but they will help mend the American family...
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