Livre - Experiencing same-sex marriage
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Livre
Peter Lang
Lannutti Pamela J. 1974 - ...
Presentation materielle : 1 vol. (IX-130 p.)
Dimensions : 24 cm
This book provides an understanding of how the legal and cultural debates and advances and limitations on same-sex marriage are experienced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) people, same-sex couples, and their social networks. Using data collected from hundreds of GLBT people, same-sex couples, and their social networks over the past decade, the book examines the following topics: same-sex marriages’ impact on how GLBT individuals view their relationships and community; same-sex couples’ decision making regarding whether to marry or not; the interactions between same-sex couples and members of their families-of-origin regarding same-sex marriage; the same-sex marriage experiences of understudied members of the GLBT community; and the interactions between same-sex couples and members of their social networks in locations with restrictions against legally recognized same-sex marriage. These findings are examined through the lens of the social scientific study of relationships. They are based on a communication studies perspective on personal relationships, and therefore emphasize communication concepts and theories relevant to the understanding of same-sex marriage experiences.
Acknowledgments, p. vii CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION, p. 1 Same-sex Marriage experiences through a communication studies Lens, p. 3 Looking ahead in this book, p. 5 CHAPTER TWO. LEGALLY RECOGNIZED SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AS A NEW RELATIONAL CONTEXT, p. 7 Perceptions and experiences of the Introduction of same-sex marriage in the U.S., p 8 Introduction of legally recognized same-sex marriage as a new context, p. 26 CHAPTER THREE. SHOULD WE GET HITCHED? SAME-SEX COUPLES DECIDING TO MARRY OR NOT, p. 29 Attractions and obstacles when considering same-sex marriage, p. 30 Same-sex couples who choose to not marry, p. 41 Same-sex couples and decisions about marriage, p. 45 CHAPTER FOUR: SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, COUPLES, AND FAMILIES, p. 49 Couple’s communication with family-of-origin members about same-sex marriage, p. 50 Same-sex marriage and families created by same-sex couples, p. 61 CHAPTER FIVE: SAME-SEX MARRIAGE EXPERIENCES OF UNDERSTUDIED MEMBERS OF THE GLBT COMMUNITY, p. 65 Bisexual-lesbian couples’ same-sex marriage experiences, p. 65 Same-sex marriage experiences of older same-sex couples, p. 75 The need to understand the diversity of same-sex marriage experiences, p. 86 CHAPTER SIX: WHEN BANNS ARE BANNED: EXPERIENCES OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE PROHIBITIONS, p. 91 Communication about marriage amendments: same-sex couple and their extended social networks, p. 92 Experiences of marriage amendments for GLBT individuals, same-sex couples, and their social networks, p. 103 CHAPTER SEVEN: CONCLUSION, p. 107 Limitations of the Research on same-sex marriage, p. 108 Future directions and concluding thoughts, p. 110 Notes, p. 113 References, p. 119 Index, p. 129
Bibliogr. p. 119-127
