The politics of same-sex marriage / edited by Craig A. Rimmerman and Clyde Wilcox.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rimmerman, Craig A.

Wilcox, Clyde, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Same-sex marriage--United States.

Same-sex marriage.

Same-sex marriage--Political aspects.

United States.

Same-sex marriage--Political aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

xv, 385 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.

Summary:

Same-sex marriage emerged as a topic of intense public debate in 1996 with the passing of the Defense of Marriage Act. While its prominence in the public eye has waxed and waned since then, court rulings and state legislatures have kept the issue alive in the political sphere, and conservatives and gay rights advocates have made the issue a key battlefield in the culture wars. The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage brings together an esteemed list of scholars who explore all facets of this heated issue, including the ideologies and strategies on both sides of the argument, the public's response, the use of the issue in political campaigns, and how same-sex marriage fits into the broad context of policy cycles and windows of political opportunity.

Contents:

Preface / Clyde Wilcox

Introduction: the politics of same-sex marriage / Mark Carl Rom

Will the courts set us free? Reflactions on the campaign for same-sex marriage / John D'Emilio

The consequences of marriage policy for same-sex couples' well-being / Ellen D.B. Riggle and Sharon S. Rostosky

Same-sex marriage, GLBT organizations, and the lack of spirited political engagement / Ronald G. Shaiko

Theological perspectives on gay unions: the uneasy marriage of religion and politics / Kenneth D. Wald and Graham B. Glover

Religious coalition for and against gay marriage: the culture war rages on / David C. Campbell and Carin Robinson

The anti-gay marriage movement / Sean Cahill

Framing the issue of same-sex marriage: traditional values versus equal rights / Barry L. Tadlock, C. Ann Gordon, and Elizabeth Popp

If I bend this far I will break? Public opinion about same-sex marriage / Clyde Wilcox ... [et al/]

Same-sex marriage in the 2004 election / DeWayne L. Lucas

The presidency, Congress, and same-sex marriage / Craig A. Rimmerman

'Til death

or the Supreme Court

do us part: litigating gay marriage / Karen O'Connor and Alixandra B. Yanus

The politics of same-sex marriage versus the politics of gay civil rights: a comparison of public opinion and state voting patterns / Katie Lofton and Donald P. Haider-Markel

The United States in comparative context / David Rayside.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780226720005

0226720004

9780226720012

0226720012

OCLC:

76967328

Online:

Contributor biographical information

Publisher description