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Beyond straight and gay marriage [electronic resource] : valuing all families under the law / Nancy D. Polikoff.

By: Polikoff, Nancy D.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, 2008Description: ix, 259 p. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Unmarried couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States | Domestic partner benefits -- Law and legislation -- United States | Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- United States | Civil unions -- Law and legislation -- United States | Gay couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States | Lesbian couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 346.7301/6 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The changing meaning of marriage -- Gay rights and the conservative backlash -- Redefining family -- The right and the marriage movement -- LGBT families and the marriage equality movement -- Countries where marriage matters less -- Valuing all families -- Domestic partner benefits for all families -- Coping with illness : medical care and family and medical leave -- When a relationship ends through dissolution or death : distributing assets and providing for children -- Losing an economic provider : wrongful death, workers compensation, and social security.
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346.7301/6 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The changing meaning of marriage -- Gay rights and the conservative backlash -- Redefining family -- The right and the marriage movement -- LGBT families and the marriage equality movement -- Countries where marriage matters less -- Valuing all families -- Domestic partner benefits for all families -- Coping with illness : medical care and family and medical leave -- When a relationship ends through dissolution or death : distributing assets and providing for children -- Losing an economic provider : wrongful death, workers compensation, and social security.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.