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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817621203321

Autore

Powell Brian <1954->

Titolo

Counted out : same-sex relations and Americans' definitions of family / / Brian Powell [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Russell Sage Foundation, , [2010]

©2010

ISBN

1-61044-720-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (340 p.)

Collana

American Sociological Association's Rose series in sociology

Altri autori (Persone)

PowellBrian <1954->

Disciplina

306.85086/640973

Soggetti

Families - United States

Gay couples - United States

Gay people - Family relationships - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-307) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Family counts -- Who counts as family? -- Family accounts: how Americans talk about family -- Family counts divided: social location and definitions of family -- Accounting for sexuality: god, genes and gays -- Discounting sex: gender, parenting, and definitions of family -- Family names count: marital name change and definitions of family -- Changing counts and counting change: toward a more inclusive definition of family.