Not the marrying kind
Subtitle: a feminist critique of same-sex marriage
By: Nicola Barker
Series: Palgrave Macmillan socio-legal studies; Palgrave Macmillan socio-legal studies
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780230299825
Subjects: Social aspects; Cross-cultural studies; Marriage; Same-sex marriage; Feminism
Description: Not the Marrying Kind is a new and comprehensive exploration of the contemporary same-sex marriage debates in several jurisdictions including Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. It departs from much of the existing scholarship on same-sex marriage, which argues either for or against marriage for same-sex couples. Instead, this book begins from a critical analysis of the institution of marriage itself (as well as separate forms of relationship recognition, such as civil partnership, PaCS, domestic partnership) and asks whether and how feminist critiques of marriage might be applied specifically to same-sex marriage. In doing this, the author combines the theories of second wave feminism with insights from contemporary queer theory.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.