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Crehan, Margaret Gram.

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The divided states of America: A comparative case study of same-sex marriage in the United States.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The divided states of America: A comparative case study of same-sex marriage in the United States./
Author:	Crehan, Margaret Gram.
Description:	167 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-04(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International75-04A(E).
Subject:	Sociology, Public and Social Welfare. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3605458
ISBN:	9781303618864

The divided states of America: A comparative case study of same-sex marriage in the United States.
Crehan, Margaret Gram.

The divided states of America: A comparative case study of same-sex marriage in the United States. - 167 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-04(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northeastern University, 2014.

The issue of marriage equality is the same across the country. The outcome, on the other hand, is vastly different from state to state not to mention the federal government. What accounts for the different paths states have taken when it comes to recognizing or banning same-sex marriage? Some states have granted full marriage benefits to same-sex couples, some have passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, and others have provided civil unions, which allot certain rights, but not full marriage rights, to same-sex couples. To shed light on the variety of ways states have handled this issue I have conducted a comparative case study of three states: California, Colorado and Massachusetts. Each has taken vastly different actions on the issue of same-sex marriage, and my comparative analysis explains how a state's political culture, its legal traditions, and its networks of organized interests all influence the outcome of this pressing social issue.

ISBN: 9781303618864Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017909
Sociology, Public and Social Welfare.

The divided states of America: A comparative case study of same-sex marriage in the United States.
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520 $a I rely on three key theoretical frameworks: the Political Opportunity Structure developed by Sidney Tarrow and the Legal Opportunity Structure developed by Ellen Andersen and Social Movement theory. They provide a useful theoretical lens for studying the actions in, Colorado, Massachusetts and California. Within these frameworks are three major elements: Political Opportunity, Mobilization Structure and Framing Process. The decade-long tensions between the different levels of government, both state and federal, over same-sex marriage cannot be separated from the social movements responsible for bringing the issue to the fore. This requires that I include an analysis of the efforts by gay rights activists to secure same-sex marriage rights in state courts, federal courts, state legislatures and Congress. Adding to social movement theory, I include in my analysis a comparative study of the amicus briefs submitted in the two major same-sex marriage cases in Massachusetts and California. By examining the strategies employed by interest groups on either side of the issue, I aim to show how in these "divided states" important issues of social policy are being raised, debated and resolved.
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