Concept information
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sociology of organizations, institutions and structure
communities (sociology)
communities: case studies
family
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sociology of organizations, institutions and structure
communities (sociology)
intentional communities
family
Preferred term
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]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/coupling_policies
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