Julie Whitlow, Patricia Ould

Same-Sex Marriage, Context, and Lesbian Identity

Wedded but Not Always a Wife

• Broschiertes 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, its allies, political activists, feminists, and scholars of sociology, sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, and gender.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9781498517003
• ISBN-10: 1498517005
• Artikelnr.: 47880367

Autorenporträt

By Julie Whitlow and Patricia Ould

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