MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2014001223
003 DLC
005 20150926080707.0
008 140113s2015 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014001223
020 $a9780415721615 (hbk)
020 $z9781315863030 (ebk)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aK699$b.A94 2015
082 00 $a346.01/68$223
084 $aLAW000000$aLAW038030$aLAW043000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aAfter legal equality :$bfamily, sex, kinship /$cedited by Robert Leckey.
264 1 $aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, NY :$bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group,$c2015.
300 $axii, 223 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aSocial justice
520 $a"Groups seeking legal equality often take a victory as the end of the line. Once judgment is granted or a law is passed, coalitions disband and life goes on in a new state of equality. Policy makers too may assume that a troublesome file is now closed. This collection arises from the urgent sense that law reforms driven by equality call for fresh lines of inquiry. In unintended ways, reforms may harm their intended beneficiaries. They may also worsen the disadvantage of other groups. Committed to tackling these important issues beyond the boundaries that often confine legal scholarship, this book pursues an interdisciplinary consideration of efforts to advance equality, as it explores the developments, challenges, and consequences that arise from law reforms aiming to deliver equality in the areas of sexuality, kinship, and family relations. With an international array of contributors, After Legal Equality: Family, Sex, Kinship will be an invaluable resource for those with interests in this area." --$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"This timely interdisciplinary and international collection studies the aftermath of legal reforms made in the name of equality - including 2013's same-sex marriage for England and Wales and the striking down of America's Defense of Marriage Act - and provides methodological, conceptual and theoretical resources for further research. Inspired by queer theory and feminist theory, the chapters' methodologies range from discourse analysis to empirical research. Chapters focus on the UK, Canada, and the US, examining legal developments around same-sex couples and parenting, fathers' rights and equal parenting, cohabitation and care, and organizing for racial equality. This contextual, socio-legal work will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students and researchers in law, sexuality and gender studies, sociology, and political science in the UK, the USA, and Canada as well as in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand"--$cProvided by publisher.
500 $a"A GlassHouse Book."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aSame-sex marriage$xLaw and legislation.
650 0 $aGay couples$xLegal status, laws, etc.
650 0 $aEquality before the law.
650 0 $aHomosexuality$xLaw and legislation.
650 0 $aGay rights.
650 0 $aQueer theory.
700 1 $aLeckey, Robert,$eeditor.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy14pdf02/2014001223.html
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://images.tandf.co.uk/common/jackets/websmall/978041572/9780415721615.jpg