Not the marrying kind : a feminist critique of same-sex marriage /

Barker, Nicola, 1966-

Not the marrying kind : a feminist critique of same-sex marriage / Nicola Barker. - xiv, 231 pages ; 24 cm. - Palgrave Macmillan socio-legal studies . - Palgrave Macmillan socio-legal studies. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-223) and index.

The marriage model -- Different institutions for same-sex relationships : a departure from the marriage model? -- Same-sex marriage litigation -- Arguments for same-sex marriage -- Second-wave theories for third-wave families? : feminist perspectives on (same-sex) marriage -- Of outlaws and in-laws : the "ambivalent gift" of legal legitimation -- Introduction -- Conclusion.

"A comprehensive exploration of current same-sex marriage debates in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the UK and the US, providing a critical analysis of the institution of marriage asking whether and how feminist critiques might apply to same-sex marriage and combining theories of second wave feminism with insights from contemporary queer theory."--Publisher description.

0230299822 9780230299825

2011278882


Same-sex marriage--Cross-cultural studies
Feminism.

HQ1033 / .B37 2012

306.848082

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