Gay Marriage: for Better Or for Worse?
Author | : William N. Eskridge |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 2006-06-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195187519 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195187512 |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "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."--BOOK JACKET.