family
type: Concept
narrower: coupling policies

social context of relationships
type: Concept
narrower: coupling policies

coupling policies
definition: Over the last 25 years, numerous legal options have emerged in the United States for same-sex couples wishing to legitimize their intimate unions and for different-sex couples wishing to legitimize their unions in ways other than through contemporary legal marriage. This encyclopedia entry provides information on these options. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Coupling Policies]
broader: social context of relationships
broader: family
type: Concept

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: coupling policies