Marriage and health :: the well-being of same-sex couples /

"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 o...

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Other Authors: Liu, Hui, 1977- (Editor), Reczek, Corinne E. (Editor), Wilkinson, Lindsey, 1982- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2020]
Series:Politics of marriage and gender: global issues in local contexts.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 280 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781978803503
1978803508
9781978803527
1978803524

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