Same Sex Marriages [electronic resource] : New Generations, New Relationships /
Heaphy, B.author.
Smart, C.author.
Einarsdottir, A.author.
Based on extensive couple and individual interviews with young same sex couples who have legally formalized their relationships, this book argues that same sex marriages as they are lived need to be understood in terms of interlinked developments in lesbian and gay life, heterosexual relationships and in personal life.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Ordinary Lives, Vital Relationships: Same-Sex Marriage in Context; 2 Relationships, Partnerships and Marriages; 3 Relational Biographies; 4 Forming and Formalising Relationships; 5 Money, Couples and the Self; 6 Sex and Security; 7 Couple Worlds; Conclusion; Appendix 1 Researching Same-Sex Marriage; Appendix 2 Biographies of Interviewees; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Based on extensive couple and individual interviews with young same sex couples who have legally formalized their relationships, this book argues that same sex marriages as they are lived need to be understood in terms of interlinked developments in lesbian and gay life, heterosexual relationships and in personal life.
Sociology.
Families.
Families-Social aspects.
Social policy.
Social groups.
Family.
Cultural studies.
Feminist theory.
Gender Studies.
Family.
Social Policy.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Cultural Studies.
Feminism.