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UNINA9910810691103321 |
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Autore |
Polikoff Nancy D |
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Beyond straight and gay marriage : valuing all families under the law / / Nancy D. Polikoff |
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Boston, : Beacon Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (269 p.) |
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Collana |
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Queer Ideas/Queer Action ; ; v.3 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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