| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 257 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : proposals and propositions -- Theorizing conjugality -- Making marriage : validity and nullity -- Union : adultery and other sexual performatives -- Marriage "beyond the pale" : "mixed" marriage," miscegenation, and assimilation -- S/he done me wrong : adversarial versus "no-fault" divorce -- The "limping" marriage : regulating cohabitation -- Queer propositions : sex and sexualities -- Conclusion : sex, marriage, and conjugality |
| Summary |
This book explores the regulation of intimate relationships today. Its raw materials are fascinating and sometimes salacious. Addressing questions ranging from whether a virgin can be a party to adultery, to whether a man can be a wife, each chapter deals with a theme of conjugality. Using historical and contemporary legal-political sources, the author unites past and present, public and private, to investigate the changing meanings and effects of conjugality, and challenge the way we think about sex, gender and relationships |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-233) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Domestic relations -- History
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Marriage law -- History
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Unmarried couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History
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Cohabitation agreements -- History
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Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- History
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Gender studies, gender groups.
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Sociology: family & relationships.
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LAW -- Family Law -- Marriage.
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Society.
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Cohabitation agreements.
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Domestic relations.
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Marriage law.
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Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation.
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Unmarried couples -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780230609372 |
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0230609376 |
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1281915343 |
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9781281915344 |
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9781349537266 |
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1349537268 |
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