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License to wed : what legal marriage means to same-sex couples /

A critical reader of the history of marriage understands that it is an institution that has always been in flux. It is also a decidedly complicated one, existing simultaneously in the realms of religion, law, and emotion. And yet recent years have seen dramatic and heavily waged battles over the pro...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Richman, Kimberly D. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : New York University Press, Ã2014.
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Table des matières:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface: Putting a Face on the Debate
  • 1. Introduction: Situating the Meanings of Marriage
  • 2. The Road to Same-Sex Marriage: The Beginning
  • 3. The Rite as Right: Marriage as Material Right, Marriage as Strategy
  • 4. Marriage as Protest: The Political Dimensions of Marital Motivation
  • 5. Marriage as Validation: Subjects before (and after) the Law
  • 6. Making It Personal: Marriage, Emotion, and Love inside and outside the Law
  • 7. Conclusion: The Multiple Meanings of Marriage
  • Appendix 1: Survey Instrument
  • Appendix 2: Overview of Survey FindingsNotes
  • Index
  • A
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  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
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  • N
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  • About the Author