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A CONSTRUCTIONIST ANALYSIS OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
| Title: | A CONSTRUCTIONIST ANALYSIS OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. |
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| Name(s): |
Nead, Sandra, Author Lynxwiler, John, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2005 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Same-sex marriage has been heavily debated in academics and in the public sphere. During the 2004 Presidential election same-sex marriage became an issue that polarized the candidates. It has become a lightning rod for public debate. Due to the increasing attention to the controversy of legalizing same-sex marriage, it is an important topic for research. This paper seeks to contribute to the research of same-sex marriage by providing insight into claims-making efforts to define same-sex marriage as a social problem. My findings shed light on this topic from a social constructionist perspective by examining the use of rhetorical idioms of the claims made by opposing parties in the debate over same-sex marriage as it relates to the court ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0000662 (IID), ucf:46552 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2005-08-01 M.A. Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
homosexual homosexual marriage social construction theory vernacular resources Ibarra and Kitsuse Goodridge v. Department of Public Health |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0000662 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | campus 2006-01-31 | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
