Maiden Name Retention

Authors

Jennifer KerrFollow

Files

Class Name

Introduction To Sociology: Developing The Sociological Imagination

Instructor

Dr. Natalie Jolly

Abstract/Description

This presentation, Maiden Name Retention, covers some history of the tradition in taking the husbands last name after marriage. It also explores how this tradition today is old-fashioned, heteronormative, gender based, and stereotyped.

Date

Summer 8-25-2021

Keywords

heteronormative, gender roles, stereotyped, feminist, movements, cultures, tradition, identity, equality, heterosexual, same sex, women

Recommended Citation

Kerr, Jennifer, "Maiden Name Retention" (2021). Sociology Student Work Collection. 79.
https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/gender_studies/79