Marriage and Health : The Well-Being of Same-Sex Couples /

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"Studies have shown that married couples have better mental and physical health than unmarried people. Leading scholars and policy makers propose that marriage can provide similar benefits to people in both same-sex and different-sex relationships. Though research on the health and well-being o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Wilkinson, Lindsey, 1982- (Editor ), Reczek, Corinne E. (Editor ), Liu, Hui, 1977- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Married people > Social conditions.
Married people > Health and hygiene.
Gay couples > Social conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Couples maries > Conditions sociales.
Couples maries > Sante et hygiene.
Gay couples > Health and hygiene.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Series Foreword by Peter Berta
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction: The Health and Well-Being of Sexual Minority Couples
  • Part One: Mental Health
  • 1. Serious Mental Illness in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Unions
  • 2. Well-Being during Time with a Partner among Men and Women in Same-Sex Unions
  • 3. Consequences of Unequal Legal Recognition: Same-Sex Couples' Experiences of Stress Prior to Obergefell v. Hodges
  • 4. Postpartum Depression and Anxiety in Male-Partnered and Female-Partnered Sexual Minority Women: A Longitudinal Study
  • Part Two: Health Behaviors
  • 5. Health and Health Behaviors among Same-Sex and Different-Sex Coupled Adults with and without Children
  • 6. Couples' Conjoint Work Hours and Health Behaviors: Do Gender and Sexual Identity Matter?
  • 7. Union Status and Overweight or Obesity among Sexual Minority Men and Women
  • 8. Same-Sex Contact and Alternative Medicine Usage among Older Adults
  • Part Three: Physical Health, Mortality, and Health Care
  • 9. Activity Limitation Disparities between Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples
  • 10. Same-Sex Unions and Adult Mortality Risk: A Nationally Representative Analysis
  • 11. Access to Health Care for Partnered and Nonpartnered Sexual Minorities
  • 12. Law and Same-Sex Couples' Experiences of Childbirth
  • 13. Married in Texas: Findings from an LGBTQ Community Needs Assessment
  • Part Four: Relationship Quality, Experience, and Identity
  • 14. Social Context and the Stability of Same-Sex and Different-Sex Relationships
  • 15. Same-Sex Marriage and Mental Health: The Role of Marital Quality
  • 16. First Sexual Experience with a Same-Sex Partner in the United States: Evidence from a National Sample
  • 17. "Two Sides of a Coin": Nuances of Maternal Identity for Lesbian Mothers
  • Conclusion: Future Directions for Research on Health of Sexual Minority Couples
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Index

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