Showcasing research from across the social sciences this edited volume seeks to provide readers with an empirically grounded sense of how many lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people marry in the US and Canada what their marriages look like and how LGBT people themselves are impacted by marriage and marriage equality. Prior to marriage equality lawmakers and activists across the political spectrum debated whether same-sex couples should have the legal right to marry and likewise academic research to date has focused mostly on the politics of same-sex marriage. However this edited volume focuses on LGBT people themselves and their intimate relationships in the era of marriage equality. Including both quantitative and qualitative social science research it features 14 primary chapters that examine a diverse set of topics including demographic patterns in same-sex marriage and cohabitation marital aspirations and motivations among LGBT people arrangements and dynamics within same-sex relationships and the legal benefits and informal privileges associated with marriage. The edited volume will be of interest to scholars across a wide range of disciplines including sociology psychology child and family studies communications social work and economics while also offering valuable information for laypeople generally interested in families and/or LGBT studies. | The Social Science of Same-Sex Marriage LGBT People and Their Relationships in the Era of Marriage Equality
Showcasing research from across the social sciences this edited volume seeks to provide readers with an empirically grounded sense of how many lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people marry in the US and Canada what their marriages look like and how LGBT people themselves are impacted by marriage and marriage equality. Prior to marriage equality lawmakers and activists across the political spectrum debated whether same-sex couples should have the legal right to marry and likewise academic research to date has focused mostly on the politics of same-sex marriage. However this edited volume focuses on LGBT people themselves and their intimate relationships in the era of marriage equality. Including both quantitative and qualitative social science research it features 14 primary chapters that examine a diverse set of topics including demographic patterns in same-sex marriage and cohabitation marital aspirations and motivations among LGBT people arrangements and dynamics within same-sex relationships and the legal benefits and informal privileges associated with marriage. The edited volume will be of interest to scholars across a wide range of disciplines including sociology psychology child and family studies communications social work and economics while also offering valuable information for laypeople generally interested in families and/or LGBT studies. | The Social Science of Same-Sex Marriage LGBT People and Their Relationships in the Era of Marriage Equality
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