Not the marrying kind : a feminist critique of same-sex marriage / Nicola Barker.
Material type: TextSeries: Palgrave Macmillan socio-legal studiesPublisher: Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012Description: xiv, 231 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0230299822
- 9780230299825
- 306.848082 23
- HQ1033 .B37 2012
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 306.848082 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A517444B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-223) and index.
Introduction -- 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 -- 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.
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