Beyond Same-Sex Marriage (eBook)

Perspectives on Marital Possibilities

Ronald C. Den Otter (Herausgeber)

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2016
258 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-1202-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This edited volume contributes to the growing literature on post-marriage-equality marriage. It is the first interdisciplinary approach to understanding the various historical, empirical, normative, and legal dimensions of marriage as Americans begin to imagine what marriage could be like in the future.

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Although the debate over same-sex marriage in the United States has ended, no one seems to know what lies on the horizon. The conversation about what marriage could be like in the future is no longer confined to academics. In his dissent in Obergefell, Chief Justice Roberts linked the constitutionally-mandated legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the possibility that states may also have to recognize multi-person intimate relationships as well to avoid discriminating against plural marriage enthusiasts. The popularity of television shows like TLC's Sister Wives and HBO's Big Love suggests that Americans no longer can be dismissive of the possibility that in the foreseeable future, marriage could, and perhaps should, look very different than it does today. Rather than settling the question of whether states ought to abolish marriage, make it more inclusive, contractual, or call it something else, this book exposes readers to some of the normative, legal, and empirical questions that Americans must address before they can deliberate thoughtfully about whether to keep the marital status quo where monogamy remains privileged. Unlike much of the debate over same-sex marriage, they exchange reasons with one another as they discuss marital reform. This book is for ordinary Americans, their elected representatives, and judges, to help them ultimately decide whether they want to continue to define marriage so narrowly, make it more inclusive to avoid discrimination, or have the state leave the marriage business. This edited, interdisciplinary volume contains eight original contributions, all of which illuminate important but often neglected areas of the topic.

Autor

Ronald C. Den Otter is associate professor of political science at California Polytechnic State University.

Inhalt

Foreword Elisabeth SheffIntroduction Ronald C. Den OtterChapter One: Obergefell and the Liberal Case Against Civil Marriage, Sonu BediChapter Two: Progressive Polygamy in the Western United States, Janet BennionChapter Three: Plural Marriage, Exemptions, and the Redundancy of the Free Exercise Clause, Ronald C. Den OtterChapter Four: Robotic Marriage and the Law, Mark Goldfeder and Yosef RazinChapter Five: A Friendship Model of Sex, Polyamory, and Plural Marriage, Diane KleinChapter Six: Public Reason, Liberal Neutrality, and Marriage, Andrew ListerChapter Seven: Polygamy in Islam: Origins and Challenges, Ameneh Maghzi and Mark GruchyChapter Eight: The Need for a Sociological Perspective on Polyamory, Kristin McCartyChapter Nine: Scrutinizing Polygamy: Utah’s Brown v. Buhman and British Columbia’s Reference Re: Section 293,Maura StrassbergChapter Ten: The Paradox of Big Love in the Liberal State: Treating Adults like Children and Children like Adults, Olivia NewmanAbout the Contributors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.9.2016
• Co-Autor: Olivia Newman, Ronald C. Den Otter, Yosef Razin, Maura Strassberg, Sonu Bedi, Janet Bennion, Mark Goldfeder, Mark Gruchy, Diane Klein, Andrew Lister, Ameneh Maghzi, Kristin McCarty
• Vorwort: Elisabeth Sheff
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: Abolition of Marriage • Disestablishment of Marriage • Equality • Future of Marriage • marriage • plural marriage • Polyamory • Polygamy • polygyny • Same-Sex Marriage
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-1202-X / 149851202X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-1202-2 / 9781498512022