Gay Marriage: for Better or for Worse? What We've Learned from the Evidence

Name: Gay Marriage: for Better or for Worse? What We've Learned from the Evidence
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ISBN: 9780195326970

ISBN-10: 0195326970

ISBN-13: 9780195326970

Edition: 2007

Authors: William N. Eskridge, Darren R. Spedale, William N. Eskridge

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Opponents of same-sex marriage in the United States claim that allowing gays and lesbians to marry would undermine the institution of marriage, weaken family structures, and cause harm to children. Drawing from 17 years of data and experience with same-sex marriage in Scandinavia (in the form of registered partnerships), Gay Marriage: For Better or for Worse? is the first book to present empirical evidence about the effects of same-sex marriage on society. Spedale and Eskridge find that the evidence refutes conservative defense-of-marriage arguments and, in fact, demonstrates that the institution of marriage may indeed benefit from the legalization of gay marriage. If we look at the proof…

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List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/10/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Introduction: Toward a Brave New World



The Evolving Same-Sex Marriage Debate in the UnitedStates



The Same-Sex Marriage Debate in Scandinavia and theRest of Europe



A New Look For Legal Unions: Sixteen Years of Scandinavian Partnerships and the Changing Conception of Family



The Benefits of Same-Sex Marriage: Lessons FromScandinavia



Modern Scandinavian Families and theDefense-of-Marriage Argument



Drawing Lines: Scandinavian Lessons for theAmerican Marriage Debate


Epilogue: I Now Pronounce You An Emerging Menu of Relationship Options


Appendix


Bibliography


Index