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Legalizing LGBT Families: How the Law Shapes Parenthood
Amanda K. Baumle
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Description for Legalizing LGBT Families: How the Law Shapes Parenthood
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
The decision to have a child is seldom a simple one, often fraught with complexities regarding emotional readiness, finances, marital status, and compatibility with life and career goals. Rarely, though, do individuals consider the role of the law in facilitating or inhibiting their ability to have a child or to parent. For LGBT individuals, however, parenting is saturated with legality - including the initial decision of whether to have a child, how to have a child, whether one's relationship with their child will be recognized, and everyday acts of parenting like completing forms or picking up children from school. ... Read more
The decision to have a child is seldom a simple one, often fraught with complexities regarding emotional readiness, finances, marital status, and compatibility with life and career goals. Rarely, though, do individuals consider the role of the law in facilitating or inhibiting their ability to have a child or to parent. For LGBT individuals, however, parenting is saturated with legality - including the initial decision of whether to have a child, how to have a child, whether one's relationship with their child will be recognized, and everyday acts of parenting like completing forms or picking up children from school. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781479857647
SKU
V9781479857647
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-32
About Amanda K. Baumle
Amanda K. Baumle is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Houston. She is the co-author of Same-Sex Partners: The Demography of Sexual Orientation and the author of Sex Discrimination and Law Firm Culture on the Internet. D'Lane R. Compton is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of New Orleans. She is the co-author of Same-Sex ... Read more
Reviews for Legalizing LGBT Families: How the Law Shapes Parenthood
Legalizing LGBT Families is a must read for policy makers, lawyers, activists and LGBT parents. The book tells the important story of how same-sex families make sense of a rapidly shifting legal landscape. By foregrounding the voices of LGBT parents Baumle and Compton vividly demonstrate the dedication, creativity and detective work these parents and partners must do to secure safety ... Read more