All Outputs (4)

'Who would take whose name?' Accounts of naming practices in same-sex relationships (2008)
Journal Article

The practice of a woman assuming her husband's last name upon marriage is a deeply embedded norm in some countries. Whether or not individual heterosexual couples reproduce or resist this practice, it provides a context for making decisions about mar... Read More about 'Who would take whose name?' Accounts of naming practices in same-sex relationships.

Financial affairs? Money management in same-sex relationships (2008)
Journal Article

The present paper offers a qualitative analysis of how 22 co-habiting same-sex couples manage and think about their finances. Results show that partial-pooling and independent management are the most popular systems with emphasis placed on egalitaria... Read More about Financial affairs? Money management in same-sex relationships.

From outsiders to motherhood to reinventing the family: Constructions of lesbian parenting in the psychological literature - 1886-2006 (2008)
Journal Article

This article provides a feminist critical psychological analysis of the psychological literature on lesbian parenting. Rather than offer an overview of the findings and methods and an evaluation of the scientific merit of the literature, the aim of t... Read More about From outsiders to motherhood to reinventing the family: Constructions of lesbian parenting in the psychological literature - 1886-2006.

Review of Jeffrey P. Dennis, Queering teen culture: All American boys and same-sex desire in film and television (2008)
Journal Article

In Queering Teen Culture, Jeffery Dennis displays an encyclopaedic knowledge of US television shows and films that foreground teenage characters. Focusing on representations of teenage boys, Dennis aims to ‘queer’ US teen culture. Citing Foucault and... Read More about Review of Jeffrey P. Dennis, Queering teen culture: All American boys and same-sex desire in film and television.