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Same Sex Marriages

New Generations, New Relationships

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences (GSSS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • Brian Heaphy, Carol Smart, Anna Einarsdottir
    Pages 1-15
  3. Ordinary Lives, Vital Relationships: Same-Sex Marriage in Context

    • Brian Heaphy, Carol Smart, Anna Einarsdottir
    Pages 16-40
  4. Relationships, Partnerships and Marriages

    • Brian Heaphy, Carol Smart, Anna Einarsdottir
    Pages 41-59
  5. Relational Biographies

    • Brian Heaphy, Carol Smart, Anna Einarsdottir
    Pages 60-82
  6. Forming and Formalising Relationships

    • Brian Heaphy, Carol Smart, Anna Einarsdottir
    Pages 83-105
  7. Money, Couples and the Self

    • Brian Heaphy, Carol Smart, Anna Einarsdottir
    Pages 106-127
  8. Sex and Security

    • Brian Heaphy, Carol Smart, Anna Einarsdottir
    Pages 128-146
  9. Couple Worlds

    • Brian Heaphy, Carol Smart, Anna Einarsdottir
    Pages 147-167
  10. Conclusion

    • Brian Heaphy, Carol Smart, Anna Einarsdottir
    Pages 168-173
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 174-205

About this book

Based on extensive couple and individual interviews with young same sex couples who have legally formalized their relationships, this book argues that same sex marriages as they are lived need to be understood in terms of interlinked developments in lesbian and gay life, heterosexual relationships and in personal life.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Manchester, UK

    Brian Heaphy, Carol Smart, Anna Einarsdottir

About the authors

Brian Heaphy is Professor and Head of Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK.
Carol Smart is Professor and Director of the Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life at the University of Manchester, UK.
Anna Einarsdottir is a Research Associate in the Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester, UK.

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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