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Measuring Social Generational Change in Discourse About Same-Sex Marriage

Author : P. K. Hart-Brinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Measuring Social Generational Change in Discourse About Same-Sex Marriage written by P. K. Hart-Brinson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cultural turn in sociology sparked a renewal in theorizing about generational change in European sociology. While this represents an improvement over older research on generational change, the persistent problem in generational research has always been empirical, not theoretical. In this paper, I show how social generational change can be measured as it is manifested in the discourse about same-sex marriage in the United States. By comparing simultaneously between and within cohorts, I show that social generational change in people's cultural repertoires manifests itself differently depending upon a person's political and religious ideologies. Specifically, I show that young religious conservatives and older liberals are more likely to use middle-ground discourses to talk about same-sex marriage because their taken-for-granted understandings of homosexuality conflict with their political or religious ideologies. I argue that the social generation concept is integral to the analysis of social reproduction and social change as long as it is conceptualized and operationalized in theoretically-sound ways.

Social Generational Change and the Foundations of Attitudes about Same-sex Marriage

Author : Peter Hart-Brinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (733 download)

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Book Synopsis Social Generational Change and the Foundations of Attitudes about Same-sex Marriage by : Peter Hart-Brinson

Download or read book Social Generational Change and the Foundations of Attitudes about Same-sex Marriage written by Peter Hart-Brinson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Same Sex Marriages

Author : B. Heaphy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137311061
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Same Sex Marriages written by B. Heaphy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on extensive couple and individual interviews with young same sex couples who have legally formalized their relationships, this book argues that same sex marriages as they are lived need to be understood in terms of interlinked developments in lesbian and gay life, heterosexual relationships and in personal life.

Discourse, Identity, and Social Change in the Marriage Equality Debates

Author : Karen Tracy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190217960
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Book Synopsis Discourse, Identity, and Social Change in the Marriage Equality Debates by : Karen Tracy

Download or read book Discourse, Identity, and Social Change in the Marriage Equality Debates written by Karen Tracy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the discourse of judges and attorneys, and legislators and citizens as they debated whether same-sex couples should be permitted to marry. Karen Tracy shows that change in Americans' attitudes occurred concurrently with changes in speakers' language use that went from framing sexual orientation as a "lifestyle" to talking about gays and lesbians as a category of citizen.

Counted Out

Author : Brian Powell
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1610447204
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Counted Out written by Brian Powell and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When state voters passed the California Marriage Protection Act (Proposition 8) in 2008, it restricted the definition of marriage to a legal union between a man and a woman. The act's passage further agitated an already roiling national debate about whether American notions of family could or should expand to include, for example, same-sex marriage, unmarried cohabitation, and gay adoption. But how do Americans really define family? The first study to explore this largely overlooked question, Counted Out examines currents in public opinion to assess their policy implications and predict how Americans' definitions of family may change in the future. Counted Out broadens the scope of previous studies by moving beyond efforts to understand how Americans view their own families to examine the way Americans characterize the concept of family in general. The book reports on and analyzes the results of the authors' Constructing the Family Surveys (2003 and 2006), which asked more than 1,500 people to explain their stances on a broad range of issues, including gay marriage and adoption, single parenthood, the influence of biological and social factors in child development, religious ideology, and the legal rights of unmarried partners. Not surprisingly, the authors find that the standard bearer for public conceptions of family continues to be a married, heterosexual couple with children. More than half of Americans also consider same-sex couples with children as family, and from 2003 to 2006 the percentages of those who believe so increased significantly—up 6 percent for lesbian couples and 5 percent for gay couples. The presence of children in any living arrangement meets with a notable degree of public approval. Less than 30 percent of Americans view heterosexual cohabitating couples without children as family, while similar couples with children count as family for nearly 80 percent. Counted Out shows that for most Americans, however, the boundaries around what they define as family are becoming more malleable with time. Counted Out demonstrates that American definitions of family are becoming more expansive. Who counts as family has far-reaching implications for policy, including health insurance coverage, end-of-life decisions, estate rights, and child custody. Public opinion matters. As lawmakers consider the future of family policy, they will want to consider the evolution in American opinion represented in this groundbreaking book. A Volume in the American Sociological Association's Rose Series in Sociology

Same-Sex Marriage and Social Media

Author : Rhonda Gibson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351717359
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Same-Sex Marriage and Social Media written by Rhonda Gibson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to polls, from the early noughties to now, public support for same-sex marriage has increased dramatically. Same-Sex Marriage and Social Media asks how such a rate of attitude change came about and, more specifically, what role social media played. Digital platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have proved to be useful outlets for political expression, and Rhonda Gibson explores how this came to benefit the marriage equality movement. Drawing on a wealth of movement-related discourse, the book looks at: how marriage equality was framed by news companies online and in print; the digital strategies deployed by LGBT+ rights organizations and their opponents to gain support; the corporate response to the same-sex marriage debate; the effect of perceived public opinion and the concept of social identity on how the debate evolved online. This book seeks to demonstrate how the unique ability of social networks to share personal stories on a mass scale, connect like-minded individuals regardless of geography, and leverage the bandwagon effect of viral content contributed to a seismic shift in visibility and public opinion around the issue of marriage equality. Students and researchers will find this a timely and accessible introduction to the impact of online networks on LGBTQ rights.

The Gay Marriage Generation

Author : Peter Hart-Brinson
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479868094
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book The Gay Marriage Generation written by Peter Hart-Brinson and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The generational and social thinking changes that caused an unprecedented shift toward support for gay marriage How did gay marriage—something unimaginable two decades ago—come to feel inevitable to even its staunchest opponents? Drawing on over 95 interviews with two generations of Americans, as well as historical analysis and public opinion data, Peter Hart-Brinson argues that a fundamental shift in our understanding of homosexuality sparked the generational change that fueled gay marriage’s unprecedented rise. Hart-Brinson shows that the LGBTQ movement’s evolution and tactical responses to oppression caused Americans to reimagine what it means to be gay and what gay marriage would mean to society at large. While older generations grew up imagining gays and lesbians in terms of their behavior, younger generations came to understand them in terms of their identity. Over time, as the older generation and their ideas slowly passed away, they were replaced by a new generational culture that brought gay marriage to all fifty states. Through revealing interviews, Hart-Brinson explores how different age groups embrace, resist, and create society’s changing ideas about gay marriage. Religion, race, contact with gay people, and the power of love are all topics that weave in and out of these fascinating accounts, sometimes influencing opinions in surprising ways. The book captures a wide range of voices from diverse social backgrounds at a critical moment in the culture wars, right before the turn of the tide. The story of gay marriage’s rapid ascent offers profound insights about how the continuous remaking of the population through birth and death, mixed with our personal, biographical experiences of our shared history and culture, produces a society that is continually in flux and constantly reinventing itself anew. An intimate portrait of social change with national implications, The Gay Marriage Generation is a significant contribution to our understanding of what causes generational change and how gay marriage became the reality in the United States.

In Their Own Words

Author : Christopher S. Sarno
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book In Their Own Words written by Christopher S. Sarno and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative research project operated from the interpretive paradigm of social scientific inquiry to explore the indigenous meaning held by gay and lesbian Americans regarding the same sex marriage debate in American cultural discourse. The purpose of this study was to engage and give voice to a marginalized population by examining the ways in which an individual's culture and communication behaviors impact perceptions and behaviors while jointly contributing to the social construction of identity at multiple levels. Highlighting the unique points of view of those directly impacted by the same-sex marriage debate allowed for a deeper understanding about the complex and interdependent relationship between culture and identity. Additionally, this study reinforced the purpose and value of cultural discourse analyses in academic scholarship. A total of 15 self-identified gay lesbian individuals were interviewed using a semi-structured interview approach. The data generated during the interview process were analyzed for common themes and core cultural assumptions using Carbaugh's (2007) cultural discourse analysis framework and Geertz's (1973) premise of "thick description" in qualitative research. In addition, the data generated from participant interviews offered timely awareness about the symbolic significance of marriage in America while simultaneously showing how individuals occupying marginalized spaces construe meaning about themselves and others from societal discourse. These findings allowed for the generation of larger claims about culture and identity that closely aligned with existing communication scholarship. It was found that the perceptions of gay and lesbian Americans are meaningfully impacted by societal discourse and revolve around culturally shared, context-driven ideas such as "love, "freedom," "choice," and "equality." Core assumptions included the idea that marriage is symbolically important to identity; an individual should be able to choose one's partner based on mutual love and attraction; gays and lesbians see themselves as simultaneously the same as and different from their heterosexual counterparts; similar dialectic tensions exist between the ability of gays and lesbians to assert their spiritual identities while attempting to reconcile religious opposition to same-sex marriage; and there are tangible and emotional consequences of institutional exclusion on the identities and wellbeing of gay and lesbian individuals.

Global Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage

Author : Bronwyn Winter
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319627643
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Global Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage written by Bronwyn Winter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comparative, neo-institutionalist approach to the different factors impacting state adoption of—or refusal to adopt—same-sex marriage laws. The now twenty-one countries where lesbians and gay men can legally marry include recent or longstanding democracies, republics and parliamentary monarchies, and unitary and federal states. They all reflect different positions with respect to religion and the cultural foundations of the nation. Countries opposed to such legalization, and those having taken measures in recent years to legally reinforce the heterosexual fundaments of marriage, present a similar diversity. This diversity, in a globalized context where the idea of same-sex marriage has become integral to claims for LGBTI equality and indeed LGBTI human rights, gives rise to the following question: which factors contribute to institutionalizing same-sex marriage? The analytical framework used for exploring these factors in this book is neo-institutionalism. Through three neo-institutionalist lenses—historical, sociological and discursive—contributors investigate two aspects of the processes of adoption or opposition of equal recognition of same-sex partnerships. Firstly, they reveal how claims by LGBTIQ movements are being framed politically and brought to parliamentary politics. Secondly, they explore the ways in which same-sex marriage becomes institutionalized (or resisted) through legal and societal norms and practices. Although it adopts neo-institutionalism as its main theoretical framework, the book incorporates a broad range of perspectives, including scholarship on social movements, LGBTI rights, heterosexuality and social norms, and gender and politics.

Amen Corner

Author : Gwen Richardson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780980025002
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Amen Corner written by Gwen Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2004, Gallup polls showed that 42 percent of Americans supported gay marriage. Eight years later, by the end of 2012, support had jumped to 53 percent. Public opinion seemed to change at a rapid pace, almost overnight. How did it shift so quickly? The answer is: the media. In the same way that a small cadre of enthusiastic supporters in the amen corner of a church agrees with the preacher's every utterance from the pulpit, the media have been consistent champions for gay marriage and lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) causes. Through a carefully orchestrated system of selective reporting, slanted coverage and rewards and punishments, national media have gradually nudged public opinion in the direction of approval of gay marriage. Amen Corner: How the National Media Shaped Public Opinion on Gay Marriage examines the methods used by the media to promote gay marriage over the past 20 years, the effects of its promotion on the public discourse, and a plan of action consumers can utilize to be better informed as the debate on this important issue moves forward.

Queer Families and Relationships After Marriage Equality

Author : Michael Yarbrough
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351365592
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Queer Families and Relationships After Marriage Equality written by Michael Yarbrough and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-07-04 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After years of intense debate, same-sex marriage has become a legal reality in many countries around the globe. As same-sex marriage laws spread, Queer Families and Relationships After Marriage Equality asks: What will queer families and relationships look like on the ground? Building on a major conference held in 2016 entitled "After Marriage: The Future of LGBTQ Politics and Scholarship," this collection draws from critical and intersectional perspectives to explore this question. Comprising academic papers, edited transcripts of conference panels, and interviews with activists working on the ground, this collection presents some of the first works of empirical scholarship and first-hand observation to assess the realities of queer families and relationships after same-sex marriage. Including a number of chapters focused on married same-sex couples as well as several on other queer family types, the volume considers the following key questions: What are the material impacts of marriage for same-sex couples? Is the spread of same-sex marriage pushing LGBTQ people toward more "normalized" types of relationships that resemble heterosexual marriage? And finally, how is the spread of same-sex marriage shaping other queer relationships that do not fit the marriage model? By presenting scholarly research and activist observations on these questions, this volume helps translate queer critiques advanced during the marriage debates into a framework for ongoing critical research in the after-marriage period.

The Future of Marriage (Easyread Large Edition)

Author : David Blankenhorn
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458763374
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (587 download)

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Download or read book The Future of Marriage (Easyread Large Edition) written by David Blankenhorn and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With precision and passion, David Blankenhorn offers a bold new argument in the debate over same-sex marriage: that it would essentially deny all children, not just the children of same-sex couples, their birthright to their own mother and father. If we change marriage, we change parenthood - for all families. Altering marriage to accommodate same-sex couples would mean weakening in culture and eliminating in law the idea that children need both their mother and their father. The Future of Marriage analyzes recent survey data from 35 countries, offering the first scientific evidence that support for marriage is weakest in those nations where support for gay marriage is strongest. Blankenhorn explains how same-sex marriage would transform our most pro-child social institution into a purely private relationship (''an expression of love'') between adults, defined by each couple as they wish. Changing marriage laws to include same-sex couples, he argues, would require us to ''deinstitutionalize'' marriage, ''amputating from the institution one after another of its core ideas, until the institution itself is like a room with all the furniture removed and everything stripped from the walls.'' For Blankenhorn, the main question concerning the future of marriage in the United States is not whether we will adopt gay marriage. The main question is whether the social institution of marriage will become stronger or weaker. If we wish to strengthen marriage on behalf of children, there is no shortage of ideas for doing so. What matters is whether we as a society regard this as a worthy and urgent goal.

Gender and Generations

Author : Vasilikie Demos
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1800710348
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Gender and Generations written by Vasilikie Demos and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the ways in which gender interacts with generation. Developed as the contributors lived through the Covid-19 pandemic, the chapters offer a timely examination of gender-related changes that have occurred against the backdrop of changing socio-dynamics such as increasing and decreasing fertility and the aging of populations.

Same-sex Marriage Debate

Author : Justin Healey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781922084019
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Same-sex Marriage Debate written by Justin Healey and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Same-sex marriages are currently not permitted under Australian federal law. Although same-sex couples in a de facto relationship have had most of the legal rights of married couples since July 2009, there is however no national registered partnership or civil union scheme.

Human Rights Diplomacy: Contemporary Perspectives

Author : Michael O'Flaherty
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9004195165
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Human Rights Diplomacy: Contemporary Perspectives written by Michael O'Flaherty and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2011-10-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays explores the notion, tools and challenges of human rights diplomacy. Human rights diplomacy is understood as the utilisation of diplomatic negotiation and persuasion for the specific purpose of promoting and protecting human rights. This book builds on discussions at a high-level workshop on the topic, organised by the University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre, the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation and the Adam Mickiewicz University of Pozna?, that was held in Venice.

The SAGE Handbook of Social Gerontology

Author : Dale Dannefer
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446248399
Total Pages : 713 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Social Gerontology written by Dale Dannefer and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-08-13 with total page 713 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This SAGE Handbook integrates basic research on social dimensions of aging. It presents programmatic applications of research in areas not often seen in Handbooks including imprisonment, technology and aging, urban society aged, and elderly migration. The authors constitute a Who′s Who of international gerontology, and the focus on globalization and aging is unique among Handbooks today. This Handbook should be in the library of every social gerontologist. - Vern L. Bengtson, Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California This volume reflects the emergence of ageing as a global concern, including chapters by international scholars from Asia, Australasia, Europe and North America. It provides a comprehensive overview of key trends and issues in the field, drawing upon the full range of social science disciplines. The Handbook is organized into five parts, each exploring different aspects of research into social aspects of ageing: Disciplinary overviews: summaries of findings from key disciplinary areas within social gerontology. Social relationships and social differences: explores area like social inequality, gender, religion, inter-generational ties, social networks, and friendships. Individual characteristics and change in later life: examines different aspects of individual aging, including self and identity, cognitive processes, and bio-social interactions and their impact on physical and psychological aging. Comparative perspectives and cultural innovations: topics include ageing and development, ageing in a global context, migration, and cross-cultural perspectives on grandparenthood. Policy issues: covering policy concerns such aslong-term care, technology and older people, end of life issues, work and retirement, and the politics of old age. This will be essential reading for all students, researchers and policy-makers concerned with the major issues influencing the lives of older people across the globe.

The Capital of Trust

Author : Anthony Michael Kreis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book The Capital of Trust written by Anthony Michael Kreis and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A common belief often articulated in American political discourse is that judicial institutions are above the political fray, and courts can usher in sweeping social change as a result. Substantial political science research casts doubt on this romanticized ideal of courts. This dissertation posits a dialectal theory of courts where judicial institutions can legitimize and fuel social movements, but must also rely on outside actors to enhance their social reform efficacy. Under this theory, courts can be effective agents of social change by incrementally educating the public and encouraging movement in the political branches. A body of evidence marshaled from court rulings, legal filings, public opinion polling, interviews with elected officials, legislative histories, and media accounts detailing the same-sex marriage movement tests this theory. The dissertation concludes that the dialectical theory of judicial influence is supported by the evidence. Courts played a vital role in fueling the same-sex marriage movement, but they were not unbridled agents of social change because they relied on external forces to maximize their influence.