Title Gay marriage : for better or for worse? : what we've learned from the evidence / William N. Eskridge, Jr., Darren R. Spedale

Published Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 336 pages) : illustrations, map Contents The evolving same-sex marriage debate in the United States -- The same-sex marriage debate in Scandinavia and the rest of Europe -- A new look for legal unions : sixteen years of Scandinavian partnerships and the changing conception of family -- The benefits of same-sex marriage : lessons from Scandinavia -- Modern Scandinavian families and the defense-of-marriage argument -- Drawing lines : Scandinavian lessons for the American marriage debate Summary As gay marriage has moved to the forefront of political discourse in the United States, its proponents and opponents have vastly different views of the effects such unions would have on society. While proponents suggest they would not lead to problems, opponents of same-sex marriage often claim that it would lead to the downfall of the institution of marriage and would harm children. Traditionalists have recently based this latter "defense-of-marriage" argument upon the experiences of foreign countries - particularly the Scandinavian countries, where same-sex couples have enjoyed the rights and benefits of marriage since 1989. Gay Marriage: For Better or For Worse? is the first book to present empirical evidence about the effects of same-sex marriage, based on almost two decades worth of data and experience from the Nordic countries. Darren R. Spedale and William N. Eskridge, Jr. look at how same-sex marriage (in the form of registered partnerships) came to be in Scandinavia; who is getting married and why they are tying the knot; the Church's reception to same-sex unions; and how same-sex marriage has affected the couples, their families, their children, and their greater communities, both nationally and internationally. Spedale and Eskridge find that the defense-of-marriage argument is inconsistent with the Scandinavian evidence. In no way has marriage in the Nordic countries suffered from legalization of same-sex unions; if anything, it has benefited. If we look at the proof from abroad, we must conclude that the sanctioning of gay marriage in the United States would neither undermine marriage as an institution nor harm the well-being of our nation's children Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-332) 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 Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Gay couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- United States Gay couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Scandinavia Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- Scandinavia LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. Gay couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation Homosexuelles Paar Ehe Rechtsvergleich Homosexualitet -- äktenskap -- registrerat partnerskap -- Skandinavien -- Förenta staterna -- 1900-talet -- 2000-talet. Lagar -- debatt. Samkönade äktenskap -- Skandinavien. Registerat partnerskap -- Skandinavien. Samkönade äktenskap -- Förenta staterna. Registerat partnerskap -- Förenta staterna. Scandinavia United States Skandinavien USA Form Electronic book Author Spedale, Darren R. ISBN 1429402954 9781429402958 0195187512 9780195187519 1280845813 9781280845819

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