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From Tolerance to Equality : How Elites Brought America to Same-Sex Marriage /
Over the last twenty-five years, a dramatic transformation in the American public's view of homosexuality has occurred, symbolized best by the movement of same-sex marriage from the position of a fringe few to the pinnacle of morality and a cornerstone of establishment thought. "From Toler...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Waco, Texas :
Baylor University Press,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Over the last twenty-five years, a dramatic transformation in the American public's view of homosexuality has occurred, symbolized best by the movement of same-sex marriage from the position of a fringe few to the pinnacle of morality and a cornerstone of establishment thought. "From Tolerance to Equality" explores how this seismic shift of social perspective occurred and why it was led by the country's educational and business elite. Rejecting claims of a commitment to toleration or a heightened capacity for moral sympathy, Darel E. Paul argues that American elites use opinion on homosexuality as a mark of social distinction and thus as a tool for accumulating cultural authority and political power. "From Tolerance to Equality" is far more than an explanation of gay equality and same-sex marriage. It is a road map to the emerging American political and cultural landscape. -- From publisher's description. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations ; |
| ISBN: | 9781481308021 |