Odd couples a history of gay marriage in Scandinavia

The concept of marriage as a union of a man and a woman was fundamentally challenged by the introduction of registered partnership in Denmark in 1989. Odd Couples is the first comprehensive history of registered partnership and gay marriage in Scandinavia. It traces the origins of laws which initial...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Rydström, Jens, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Uitgeverij Aksant 2011.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431126206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One: The road to registered partnership
  • Chapter Two: Is marriage what we want?
  • Chapter Three: Gay marriage in mainstream politics
  • Chapter Four: Implementation
  • Chapter Five: Gender and marriage statistics
  • Chapter Six: The next step
  • Summary and conclusions
  • Notes
  • Appendix: Political parties and gay and lesbian rights groups in Scandinavia
  • References
  • Index