Overview
Samesex marriage is a topic receiving a huge amount of attention in this country right now, and will not disappear from the agenda anytime soon
Will appeal to scholars and students in both sociology and women's studies, and possibly a small subsection of politics and law
Brook looks at the similarities and differences in a wide variety of intimate relationships (marriage, same sex partnerships, de facto relationships, domestic relationships), something which has not been done before
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"Women's studies scholar Brook . . . critically interrogates marriage and the regulation of conjugal relationships. Aptly using theoretical insights from Foucault and Butler, she offers a sharp critique of feminist discussions of marriage as a stable social institution and proposes new ways of conceptualizing marriage as a dynamic arena of regulation based on governmentality, corporeality, and performativity. Basing her study on the analysis of legal and social discourse in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, Brook applies her framework in discussing historical and contemporary issues around marriage including same-sex marriage, cohabitation, and divorce . . . Overall, this is an important contribution to the field of women's studies and feminist theory, and will also be widely accessible for readers who want to learn more about changing meanings of marriage and intimate relationships. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries." - CHOICE
"Women's studies scholar Brook . . . critically interrogates marriage and the regulation of conjugal relationships. Aptly using theoretical insights from Foucault and Butler, she offers a sharp critique of feminist discussions of marriage as a stable social institution and proposes new ways of conceptualizing marriage as a dynamic arena of regulation based on governmentality, corporeality, and performativity. Basing her study on the analysis of legal and social discourse in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, Brook applies her framework in discussing historical and contemporary issues around marriage including same-sex marriage, cohabitation, and divorce . . . Overall, this is an important contribution to the field of women's studies and feminist theory, and will also be widely accessible for readers who want to learn more about changing meanings of marriage and intimate relationships. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries." - CHOICE
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Conjugality
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-12005-1Published: 15 April 2015
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: IX, 228
Topics: Family