| Description |
xxiii, 303 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-291) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword: The Radical case for gay marriage / Richard Goldstein -- Introduction -- pt. 1: Money -- Exchanging it: the marriage market -- Making it: the working marriage -- Being it or being without it: slaves and paupers -- Keeping: it: ain't nobody business if say "I do" -- Keeping it: what's his is his and what's hers is ... whose? -- Ignoring it: can't buy me love -- Sharing it: so who needs marriage? -- pt. 2: Sex -- Refraining, 1: Christians reject marriage -- Reproducing: is it a marriage ... or is it a brothel -- Refraining, 2: the Protestants rebel against celibacy? -- Refreshing, 1: heart and soul v. womb and sperm -- Refreshing, 2: intimate to the degree of being sacred -- pt. 3: Babies -- What makes a family? -- What do we do about those little bastards? -- Will the "real" parent please stand up: mother, father, other? -- Why have kids? -- Should lesbians and gay men be parents? -- pt. 4 Kin -- Marrying out: barricading the tribe -- Marrying in: protecting the family -- Marrying early and marrying often: polygamy -- Marrying everyone: utopians -- pt. 5 Order -- Inside out or outside in: who says you're married? -- Living together: is it marriage yet? -- Remember the ladies: who runs the marriage? -- pt. 6 Heart -- Dissent: untying the knot, or when can you say "I don't"? -- Consent: Tying the knot, or who can say "I do"? |
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Marriage.
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Marriage. |
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Same-sex marriage.
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Same-sex marriage. |
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Marriage. |
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Same-sex marriage. |
| ISBN |
0807041351 paperback alkaline paper |
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