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Courting change : queer parents, judges, and the transformation of American family law /

Winner of the 2010 Pacific Sociological Association Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award. A lesbian couple rears a child together and, after the biological mother dies, the surviving partner loses custody to the child's estranged biological father. Four days later, in a different cou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richman, Kimberly D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A double-edged sword? : indeterminacy and family law
  • At the intersection of sexuality, family, and law
  • Negotiating parental and sexual identity
  • Right or wrong? : the indeterminacy of custody and adoption rights
  • Talking back : judicial dissents and social change
  • Conclusion : mastering the double-edged sword.