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In 1986 a national opinion poll indicated that over half of Irish voters favored an upcoming referendum to remove the constitutional ban on divorce. Yet, after nine weeks of vigorous debate during which forces on both sides of the issue presented their cases to the public, the amendment was defeated...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dillon, Michele, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [1993]
Temas:
Divorce > Ireland > Public opinion.
Divorce > Moral and ethical aspects.
Divorce > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Public opinion > Ireland.
Divorce > Law and legislation > Ireland.
Referendum > Ireland.
Divorce > Irlande > Opinion publique.
Divorce > Aspect moral.
Opinion publique > Irlande.
Référendum > Irlande.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
LAW > Family Law > Divorce & Separation.
Divorce > Law and legislation.
Divorce > Public opinion.
Public opinion.
Referendum.
Ireland.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Methodology; 2. Irish Cultural Themes; Historical and Cultural Themes in Pre-1922 Ireland; Economic Development; Independent Ireland; Ireland since the 1950s; 3. Arguing about Divorce; The Private-Public Dichotomy; The Social Good; Indissoluble Monogamy; Pro-divorce Economic Arguments; Arguments against Divorce; Easy Divorce; Economic Effects; Economic Interests and the Irish; Marriage as a Lifelong Institution; Issues of Emphasis and Tension among ADC Arguments; Divorce as a Civil Right.
  • Northern Ireland4. Women and the Divorce Campaign; The Anti-Divorce Campaign; Do Women Want Divorce?; Gender Discrimination; Appeal to Women's Traditional Role; The Divorce Action Group; The Political Parties; Women Parliamentarians; Women Academics; Women Columnists; 5. The Catholic Church and the Referendum; Bishops; Theologians; Dissent within the Church; Secular Discourse; 6. Newspaper Editorial Opinion; Arguments Supportive of the Proposals; Irish Cultural Values; Arguments Challenging the Anti-Divorce Position; Evaluation of the Discourse; 7. Television's Framing of the Debate.
  • The Challenge to the Anti-Divorce CaseThe Challenge to the Pro-Divorce Case; Evaluation of the Framing of the Debate; 8. Values in Tension; The Multifaceted Nature of the Discourse; Concrete Discourse about Lofty Issues; Toleration of Contradictory Discourse; Limited Power of Media Regarding Moral Discourse; Importance of Communicative Style; Tradition and Modernity; Appendix A. Marriage Breakdown in Ireland; Foreign Divorce; Legal Separation and/or Civil Annulment; Ecclesiastical Annulment; State Protection of Women in Marriage; State Protection in the Case of Marital Breakdown.
  • Appendix B. Divorce and the Protestant ChurchesAppendix C. Interviewees; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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