When Gay People Get Married : : What Happens When Societies Legalize Same-Sex Marriage / / M. V. Lee Badgett.
Winner of the 2010 Distinguished Book Award from the American Psychological Association’s 44th Division (the Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues)The summer of 2008 was the summer of love and commitment for gays and lesbians in the United States. Thous...
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: A Different Perspective
- 2. Why Marry? The Value of Marriage
- 3. Forsaking All Other Options
- 4. The Impact of Gay Marriage on Heterosexuals
- 5. Something Borrowed: Trying Marriage On
- 6. Something New: Will Marriage Change Gay People?
- 7. Marriage Dissent in the Gay Community
- 8. Strange Bedfellows: Assessing Alternatives to Marriage
- 9. The Pace of Change: Are We Moving Too Fast?
- 10. Conclusion: Marriage Under Renovation?
- Appendix 1: Constructing Measures and Making Comparisons
- Appendix 2: Methods Involved in the Dutch Couples Study
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author