From Outlaws to In-Laws: Gay and Lesbian Couples in Contemporary Society

This article by Robert-Jay Green is about the similarities and differences between same-sex couples and heterosexual couples. It also explains challenges same-sex couples face as well as many forms of discrimination towards same-sex couples.


This article explains the "cost of being gay." It goes on to explain how the supreme court decision affects gay couples. These decisions are in favor for same-sex couples.

http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/category/the-cost-of-being-gay/


This article is about the different health risks that are associated with homophobic people as well as the limitations that gay and lesbian people face.

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Gay_and_lesbian_issues_discrimination


This website includes selected abstracts from papers that range from homophobia, attitudes towards gay and lesbian couples, and prejudice issues.

http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/bibabs.html

This article from the Williams Institute describes the future impact of same-sex marriages from a legal perspective.

http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/research/marriage-and-couples-rights/the-future-impact-of-same-sex-marriage-more-questions-than-answers/

 

Briefing Paper: How Do They Do That?

In this chapter by Patrick Heuveline, the statistic of divorce and the reasons why are stated and deliberated throughout. Heuveline explains that using the ratio "for every 100 weddings there were 57 divorces" is not very useful because it divides apples by oranges. He goes on to say that there are many different factors that constitute a divorce and the statistics for those are all very different.


This article is about the various reasons for divorce and the statistics surrounding first time and second time marriages.

http://www.divorce.usu.edu/files/uploads/Lesson3.pdf


This website explains all different kinds of statistics for divorce and other factors that contribute to it.

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/divorces-in-england-and-wales/2011/sty-what-percentage-of-marriages-end-in-divorce.html


This pdf from the center of family and demographic research compares divorce in middle and later life including background, rationale, an analytic sample, divorce trends, etc.

http://www.bgsu.edu/downloads/cas/file94173.pdf


This article from Council on Contemporary Families interviews Heuveline about statistics on divorce.

http://contemporaryfamilies.org/marriage-partnership-divorce/tricky.html