Same-sex marriage, context, and lesbian identity : wedded but not always a wife / by Julie Whitlow and Patricia Ould.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitlow, Julie, 1962- author.

Ould, Patricia, 1954- author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay people--Identity.

Gay people.

Lesbians--United States.

Lesbians.

Same-sex marriage--United States.

Same-sex marriage.

Wives--United States.

Wives.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction. The Evolution of Marriage and the Language of Love; 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. The Evolving Identity of a Lesbian Wife

Appendix A. Interview ProtocolAppendix B. Data Tables (Chapters 2-7); Bibliography; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-9787-3166-3

1-4985-1699-8

OCLC:

920466231