Social Science and Same-Sex Marriage: Translations from the Netherland's Reformatorisch Dagblad

July 9, 2004 1 min read

Matthew Spalding

Vice President of American Studies

On July 8, 2004, the Dutch newspaper Reformatorisch Dagblad published a statement by five Dutch social scientists on the deterioration of marriage in the Netherlands following the legalization of same-sex marriage, as well as an article on the statement and an interview with two of its authors.

The Heritage Foundation is pleased to offer English translations of these important items.

"Statement by Five Dutch Social Science Academics on the Deterioration of Marriage in the Netherlands"
Reformatorisch Dagblad, July 8, 2004

"Academics raise the alarm over marriage"
Reformatorisch Dagblad, July 8, 2004

Interview with Dutch scholars: "When it comes to relationships, we're clueless"
Reformatorisch Dagblad, July 8, 2004

Authors

Matthew Spalding

Vice President of American Studies

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