Intimate Associations : The Law and Culture of American Families /

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"The rise in divorce, cohabitation, single parenthood, and same-sex partnerships, along with an increase in surrogacy, adoption, and assisted reproductive technologies, has led to many diverse configurations of families, or intimate associations. J. Herbie DiFonzo and Ruth C. Stern chart these...

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Main Authors: DiFonzo, J. Herbie (Author), Stern, Ruth C., 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor [Michigan] : The University of Michigan Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Human reproductive technology > Law and legislation.
Family policy.
Domestic relations.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
LAW > Family Law > General.
Politique familiale > États-Unis.
Family policy > United States.
Human reproductive technology > Law and legislation > United States.
Domestic relations > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • American marriages yesterday
  • How marriage became optional : cohabitation, gay marriage, and the continuing role of gender
  • Luxury goods : the well-being of families
  • The children of Baby M : alternative reproductive technologies and the remaking of contemporary families
  • Parenthood in the 21st century : the evolving functional norms
  • Unsafe havens, unplanned children, and future generations
  • The uses of the law for contemporary families
  • Conclusion : echoes in a canyon.

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