Same-Sex Marriage The Cultural Politics of Love and Law

Name: Same-Sex Marriage The Cultural Politics of Love and Law
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ISBN: 9780521672511

ISBN-10: 0521672511

ISBN-13: 9780521672511

Edition: 2006 (Annotated)

Authors: Kathleen E. Hull

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Kathleen Hull provides an exploration of the cultural practices around same-sex marriage, as well as the legal battle for recognition. She shows how couples use marriage-related cultural practices, such as public commitment rituals, to assert the reality of their commitments despite lack of legal recognition.

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/16/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 294
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English

Kathleen E. Hull is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota.



List of tables


Preface


Same-sex marriage timeline



Marriage, culture and law



Doing the rite thing: cultural practices of commitment



How do I love thee? Questioning the marriage model



Making it legal: marriage, law and legality



Sin or civil right? Debating marriage in the states



Conclusion: marriage and beyond


Epilogue


Appendices


Notes


Court cases


References


Index