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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782371803321

Autore

Polikoff Nancy D

Titolo

Beyond straight and gay marriage [[electronic resource] ] : valuing all families under the law / / Nancy D. Polikoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Beacon Press, 2008

ISBN

0-8070-4434-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Collana

Queer Ideas/Queer Action ; ; v.3

Disciplina

346.7301/6

Soggetti

Unmarried couples - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Domestic partner benefits - Law and legislation - United States

Same-sex marriage - Law and legislation - United States

Civil unions - Law and legislation - United States

Gay couples - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Lesbian couples - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The changing meaning of marriage -- Gay rights and the conservative backlash -- Redefining family -- The right and the marriage movement -- LGBT families and the marriage equality movement -- Countries where marriage matters less -- Valuing all families -- Domestic partner benefits for all families -- Coping with illness : medical care and family and medical leave -- When a relationship ends through dissolution or death : distributing assets and providing for children -- Losing an economic provider : wrongful death, workers compensation, and social security.