Marriage and health : the well-being of same-sex couples / edited by Hui Liu, Corinne Reczek, Lindsey Wilkinson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Liu, Hui, 1977- editor.

Reczek, Corinne E., editor.

Wilkinson, Lindsey, 1982- editor.

Series:

Politics of Marriage and Gender: Global Issues in Local Contexts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay couples--Health and hygiene.

Gay couples.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 280 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2020]

Summary:

Studies have shown that married couples have better mental and physical health than unmarried people. Leading scholars and policy makers propose that marriage can provide similar benefits to people in both same-sex and different-sex relationships. Though research on the health and well-being of same-sex couples is a new and growing field, Marriage and Health: The Well-Being of Same-Sex Couples represents the forefront of marriage and health research and the far-reaching policy implications for the health of same-sex couples. This collection of essays presents new perspectives that address current opportunities and challenges faced by people in same-sex unions in multiple domains of well-being, including physical and mental health, social support, socialized behaviors, and stigmas. The book offers a broad view of same-sex couples’ experiences by examining not only marriage and civil unions, but also dating and cohabiting relationships as well as same-sex sexual experiences outside of relationships.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

SERIES FOREWORD

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Introduction. The Health and Well-Being of Sexual Minority Couples

1. Serious Mental Illness in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Unions

2. Well-Being during Time with a Partner among Men and Women in Same-Sex Unions

3. Consequences of Unequal Legal Recognition

4. Postpartum Depression and Anxiety in Male-Partnered and Female-Partnered Sexual Minority Women

5. Health and Health Behaviors among Same-Sex and Different-Sex Coupled Adults with and without Children

6. Couples’ Conjoint Work Hours and Health Behaviors

7. Union Status and Overweight or Obesity among Sexual Minority Men and Women

8. Same-Sex Contact and Alternative Medicine Usage among Older Adults

9. Activity Limitation Disparities between Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples

10. Same-Sex Unions and Adult Mortality Risk

11. Access to Health Care for Partnered and Nonpartnered Sexual Minorities

12. Law and Same-Sex Couples’ Experiences of Childbirth

13. Married in Texas

14. Social Context and the Stability of Same-Sex and Different-Sex Relationships

15. Same-Sex Marriage and Mental Health

16. First Sexual Experience with a Same-Sex Partner in the United States

17. “Two Sides of a Coin”

Conclusion. Future Directions for Research on Health of Sexual Minority Couples

NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-9788-0352-4

OCLC:

1156664591