License to Wed : What Legal Marriage Means to Same-Sex Couples /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richman, Kimberly D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation.
LAW > Gender & the Law.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation > Massachusetts.
Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation > California.
Massachusetts.
California.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 proposition of including same sex couples in marriage. Just what is at stake in these battles? This book examines the meanings of marriage for couples in the two first states to extend that right to same sex couples: California and Massachusetts. The two states provide a compelling contrast: while inches.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780814724194

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