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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162823803321

Autore

Van Acker Elizabeth

Titolo

Marriage and values in public policy : conflicts in the UK, the US and Australia / / Elizabeth van Acker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-317-60489-X

1-315-74814-2

1-317-60490-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 pages)

Collana

Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy

Disciplina

306.810973

Soggetti

Marriage - Government policy - United States

Marriage - Government policy - Great Britain

Marriage - Government policy - Australia

Social values

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Transforming the legal state of marriage -- 2. The clash of institutional versus individual values -- 3. Changing gender relations and values in marriage -- 4. The neglect of the marriage divide and disadvantaged cohorts -- 5. Government strategies to strengthen marriage -- 6. The contradictory politics of same-sex marriage.