Conjugality

by Palgrave Macmillan US

Overview

This book explores the regulation of intimate relationships today. Using historical and contemporary legal-political sources, the author investigates the changing meanings and effects of conjugality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230120051
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	04/15/2015
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Heather Brook is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social and Policy Studies at Flinders University, Australia.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Theorizing Conjugality
3. Making Marriage
4. Sex Magic
5. Marriage Beyond the Pale
6. Fault
7. No-Fault
8. Cohabitation
9. Same-sex Marriage
10. Conclusion

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Women's studies scholar Brook . . . critically interrogates marriage and the regulation of conjugal relationships. Aptly using theoretical insights from Foucault and Butler, she offers a sharp critique of feminist discussions of marriage as a stable social institution and proposes new ways of conceptualizing marriage as a dynamic arena of regulation based on governmentality, corporeality, and performativity. Basing her study on the analysis of legal and social discourse in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, Brook applies her framework in discussing historical and contemporary issues around marriage including same-sex marriage, cohabitation, and divorce . . . Overall, this is an important contribution to the field of women's studies and feminist theory, and will also be widely accessible for readers who want to learn more about changing meanings of marriage and intimate relationships. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries." - CHOICE

Editorial Reviews

"Women's studies scholar Brook . . . critically interrogates marriage and the regulation of conjugal relationships. Aptly using theoretical insights from Foucault and Butler, she offers a sharp critique of feminist discussions of marriage as a stable social institution and proposes new ways of conceptualizing marriage as a dynamic arena of regulation based on governmentality, corporeality, and performativity. Basing her study on the analysis of legal and social discourse in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, Brook applies her framework in discussing historical and contemporary issues around marriage including same-sex marriage, cohabitation, and divorce . . . Overall, this is an important contribution to the field of women's studies and feminist theory, and will also be widely accessible for readers who want to learn more about changing meanings of marriage and intimate relationships. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries." - CHOICE

From the Publisher