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UNINA9910812730903321 |
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Autore |
Bowman Cynthia Grant <1945-> |
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Titolo |
Unmarried couples, law, and public policy / / Cynthia Grant Bowman |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-13005-X |
9786613130051 |
0-19-970714-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (287 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Unmarried couples - Legal status, laws, etc - United States |
Unmarried couples - Social aspects - United States |
Unmarried couples - Legal status, laws, etc |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Cohabitation in the United States : the past -- Legal treatment of cohabitation in the United States today -- Cohabitation in the United States today -- Social science and cohabitation -- Treatment of cohabitation in other nations -- A new law for cohabitants in the United States. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Unmarried Couples, Law, and Public Policy, Cynthia Grant Bowman explores legal recognition of opposite-sex cohabiting couples in the United States. Unmarried cohabitation has increased at a phenomenal rate in the U.S. over the last few decades, but the law has not responded to the legal issues raised by this new family form. Although a majority of cohabiting unions dissolve within the first two years, many are longer in term and function like other families; a large number of children also reside in these households. If one partner dies, is injured, or leaves the family, the remaining family... |
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