{"product_id":"the-political-economy-of-samesex-marriage-9781138502673","title":"The Political Economy of SameSex Marriage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSame-sex marriage is now legal in twenty-nine countries and the subject of continued debate around the world. \u003ci\u003eThe Political Economy of Same-Sex Marriage: A Feminist Critique \u003c\/i\u003econsiders this debate from a political economy perspective. Rather than engaging directly in the now well-rehearsed social-movement and academic for-and-against debates, this book focuses on processes of institutionalization of same-sex marriage and so-called rainbow families within (neo)liberal capitalist democracies. It examines how states and markets appropriate same-sex marriage and family to enhance their own political and symbolic capital, consolidating power and profit within existing systems of gendered and raced socioeconomic stratification. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking a radical feminist, heterodox, qualitative and intersectional approach, this book investigates the political economy of same-sex marriage across three axes: same-sex marriage as institution; same-sex marriage and the market; and the polit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003cstrong\u003ePart I (Same-sex) marriage as institution\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. Marriage and family as value\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein liberal capitalist societies 2. From subversive challenge to liberal rights 3. State rationales: Three case studies \u003cstrong\u003ePart II Selling same-sex marriage \u003c\/strong\u003e4. Rainbowing the workplace 5. Same-sex wedding tourism 6. Same-sex marriage intersectionally: Gender, class and race dynamics \u003cstrong\u003ePart III The political economy of \"rainbow families\" \u003c\/strong\u003e 7. \"Working families\": Parenting, productivity and policy 8. \"Caring families\" and the (still) gendered privatisation of risk 9. Gay dads: The \"queered\" political economy of surrogacy Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577825988951,"sku":"9781138502673","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138502673.jpg?v=1746096829","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-political-economy-of-samesex-marriage-9781138502673","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}