Julie Whitlow, Patricia Ould

Same-Sex Marriage, Context, and Lesbian Identity

Wedded but Not Always a Wife

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows how the first lesbians to marry in the United States are using or avoiding the word wife at this historic juncture when the definition of marriage is undergoing a shift. It will interest the LGBTQ community and its allies, political activists, feminists, and scholars of sociology, sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, and gender.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 488g
• ISBN-13: 9781498516983
• ISBN-10: 149851698X
• Artikelnr.: 42750236

Autorenporträt

C. Julie Whitlow is professor of English and coordinator of the graduate program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at Salem State University. Patricia J. Ould is professor and chairperson of the Sociology Department at Salem State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Same-Sex Marriage as a Reality in the United States Chapter 2.
Methods and Background: The Intersection of Language and Identity Chapter
3. Whether at the Chapel, in the Courthouse, or on the Beach: Why Get
Married? Chapter 4. Who Calls Whom Wife? Chapter 5. Navigating Family and
Community as a Married Couple Chapter 6. Workplace Politics and Policies
Chapter 7. Rebellion, Risks, and Renegotiation Chapter 8. Conclusion: The
Evolving Identity of a Lesbian Wife