Same-Sex Marriage in the United States

The Road to the Supreme Court

Jason Pierceson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

266 Seiten

2013
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-1204-6 (ISBN)

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Same-sex marriage has become one of the defining social issues in contemporary U.S. politics. State court decisions finding in favor of same-sex relationship equality claims have been central to the issue’s ascent from nowhere to near the top of the national political agenda. Same Sex Marriage in the United States tells the story of the legal and cultural shift, its backlash, and how it has evolved over the past 15 years. There is a clear story of jurisprudential evolution with regards to same-sex marriage from Hawaii, through Vermont, Massachusetts, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, and, remarkably, Iowa in 2009. This book aids in a classroom examination of the legal, political, and social developments surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage in the United States. While books about same-sex marriage have proliferated in recent years, few, if any, have provided a clear and comprehensive account of the litigation for same-sex marriage, and its successes and failures, as this book does.

Jason Pierceson is a professor of political science at the University of Illinois, Springfield.

Title Page

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Gay Rights and Same-Sex Marriage: 1950-1990

Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, and Law Around the World

The First Phase of Litigation, Backlash, and Litigation’s Legacy: Hawaii, Washington, D.C., Alaska, Vermont, and Massachusetts

Same-Sex Marriage in the Midwest

Continued Progress and Backlash, 2004-2012: The East and South

Continued Progress and Backlash, 2004-2012: The West

Same-Sex Marriage and the Supreme Court

Conclusion

Index

Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	163 x 235 mm
Gewicht	549 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-4422-1204-7 / 1442212047
ISBN-13	978-1-4422-1204-6 / 9781442212046
Zustand	Neuware