Same-Sex Marriage and Language Appropriation Practices of Lesbians

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ID3609941
AuthorsNikki Digregorio (0000-0003-4894-4003, Georgia Southern University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume66
Issue9
Pages1198-1218
Publication date2019-07-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2018.1500777
PMID30052161
OpenAlexW2884729952
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited52

Legal marriage has vacillated between being a private agreement made by two individuals and an agreement of social significance under the state's control (Nokov, 2008; Smart, 2013). Presently, we are without a definition of marriage that serves our diverse population. The discourse surrounding same-sex marriage in the United States is a topic of interest, as explicit attention to communication in reference to these relationships has rarely been documented (Land & Kitzinger, 2005; Richman, 2014). Using a qualitative framework and semistructured interviews, this study investigated the relationship between marriage equality and its impact on language appropriation for 20 lesbians in varying parts of the United States. Analysis employing grounded theory and constant comparative method indicated that for this sample, access to legal marriage did not serve as a determinant for the adoption of language traditionally associated with marriage. Additionally, it indicated that marriage equality hinges on more than the support of the law

Appropriation · Grounded theory · Linguistics · Population · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Gender Studies in Language · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Psychology · Social Psychology

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