What's the Harm?: Does Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Really Harm Individuals, Families or Society?
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (532 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0761843167 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 406 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Scott Loveless, Acting Managing Director, World Family Policy Center, J. Peter W. (Robert Destro, Professor of Law, Director of the Marriage Law Project, and Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Law and Religion, Colum)Across America, judges and other political elites are starting to strike down duly and democratically determined prohibitions against same-sex marriage as a matter of individual rights. It should be required reading for any legislature (or court) called upon to consider the legal status of same-sex couples, and should receive close attention from anyone interested in being fully informed on this question. Wood, Executive Director, National Association of Scholars) . Wardle has draw
What is the Harm: A voice seldom heard Dale Hoskisson Lynn D. Wardle has edited an eclectic volume of writings on legalizing same-sex marriage. The authors represent attorneys, educators, family counselors and linguists. The first two chapters are pro and con essays. The rest of the chapters cover the spectrum from one end to the other. Those chapters written in defense of same-sex marriage are thoughtful, clearly reasoned and. Thorough discussion of the possible effects of same-sex marriage on society. Lori Walker I'm impressed by the amount of studies in this book and the depth of those studies. Both sides of the issue are represented to give a more balanced view. However, most of the studies supporting traditional marriage cited volumes of sociological and psychological studies, while the studies in support of same-sex marriage did not. Those were mostly opinion pieces by the autho
What's the Harm? is a valuable resource of diverse insights, arguments, and information that contributes to a deeper understanding of what may be the defining issue of the first decade of the twenty-first century.. The contributors wrestle with the "what's the harm" question from a variety of academic and professional perspectives, emphasizing the significance and impact of legalizing same-sex marriage for law, government, family relations, and child welfare. What's the Harm? is an interdisciplinary collection of perspectives on the question of harmwhether legalizing same-sex marriage will cause harm to society, and whether the denial of same-sex marriage causes harm to society. This clarifying and illuminating book explores the societal, familial, individual, and jurisprudential harms of the legalization or prohibition of same-sex marriage
Lynn D. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. . He is a past-President (2000-2002) of the International Society of Family Law, now serves on the ISFL Executive Council, and is a member of the American Law Institute. Hafen Professor of Law at the J. Wardle is the