{"product_id":"when-gay-people-get-married-9780814709306","title":"When Gay People Get Married","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides a primer on the current state of the same-sex marriage debate, and a new way of framing the issue that provides valuable new insights into the political, social, and personal stakes involved\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Badgett’s gleanings are enlightening . . . for anyone who cares about the issues raised by legalizing civil marriage for same-sex couples.\" * California Lawyer *\u003cbr\u003e\"An eminently readable volume that draws on state population data, survesy, and Badgets own interviews.\" * Against The Current *\u003cbr\u003e\"On the heels of marriage debates all over the country, professor M.V. Lee Badgett comes out with an in-depth take on the big marriage questions: why and how? Badgett looks at marriage from all sides of the equation: sociological trends, the specific rights at hand as well as the interesting prospects of how a community shaped by legal inequality will adjust to unimaginable legal equality.\" * Instinct *\u003cbr\u003e\"Amid the intense controversy still surrounding same-sex marriage in the U.S., Badgett speaks in a refreshingly tempered voice. . . . Its a fine piece of social-science research, painstakingly detailed and compelling in its findings.\" * Ms. Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\"When Gay People Get Married: What Happens When Societies Legalize Same-Sex Marriage provides a well-grounded contribution to the arguments needed to fight for full rights for LGBT people here in the United States and around the world.\" * International Socialist Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"In When Gay People Get Married: What Happens When Societies Legalize Gay Marriage, Badgett offers perspective on same-sex marriage through carefully considered evidence emerging from other Western societies that have recognized civil protections for same-sex couples. In doing so, Badgett offers a unique book different from other works that may present purely legal, political, or historical views of same-sex marriage. Badgett's book will help scholars in a variety of social scientific fields and members of the public to gain a more full and realistic understanding of same-sex marriage and its place in societies.\" -- Pamela J. Lannutti * Sex Roles *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the best analysis of same-sex marriage to date. A brilliant book.\" -- Verta Taylor,co-author of Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret\u003cbr\u003e\"Badgetts cogent and comprehensive study of the societal implications of same-sex marriage is learned and persuasive; gays and lesbians who once again pick up their protest signs and banners might do well to bring along Badgetts book as well.\" * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\"When Gay People Get Married devotes considerable time to contemplating whether marriage discrimination against same-sex couples can be equitably rectified by alternative forms of family recognition--something that could satisfy or at least appeal to both conservative and radical opponents of marriage.\" * Women’s Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  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","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405840818519,"sku":"9780814709306","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814709306.jpg?v=1730493724","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/when-gay-people-get-married-9780814709306","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}