A comprehensive exploration of current same-sex marriage debates in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the UK and the US, providing a critical analysis of the institution of marriage asking whether and how feminist critiques might apply to same-sex marriage and combining theories of second wave feminism with insights from contemporary queer theory. NICOLA BARKER Lecturer at the School of Law, University of Reading, UK. INDICE: The Marriage Model - Different Institutions for Same-Sex Relationships: A Departure from the Marriage Model? - Same-Sex Marriage: Legislation and Litigation - Arguments for Same-Sex Marriage - Second-Wave Theories for Third Wave Families? Feminist Perspectives on (Same-Sex) Marriage - Of Outlaws andIn-Laws: The 'Ambivalent Gift' of Legal Legitimation - Conclusion -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-29982-5
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 248
- Fecha Publicación: 23/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés