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Conjugal Rites : Marriage and Marriage-like Relationships before the Law /

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This book explores the regulation of intimate relationships today. Its raw materials are fascinating and sometimes salacious. Addressing questions ranging from whether a virgin can be a party to adultery, to whether a man can be a wife, each chapter deals with a theme of conjugality. Using historica...

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Main Author: Brook, Heather (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Cultural Studies.
Family.
Gender Studies.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Sociology, general.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Families.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Popular culture > Study and teaching.
Sex (Psychology)
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This book explores the regulation of intimate relationships today. Its raw materials are fascinating and sometimes salacious. Addressing questions ranging from whether a virgin can be a party to adultery, to whether a man can be a wife, each chapter deals with a theme of conjugality. Using historical and contemporary legal-political sources, the author unites past and present, public and private, to investigate the changing meanings and effects of conjugality, and challenge the way we think about sex, gender and relationships.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 257 pages)
ISBN:9780230609372
DOI:10.1057/9781137480910