The gay marriage generation : how the LGBTQ movement transformed American culture /

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The generational and social thinking changes that caused an unprecedented shift toward support for gay marriageHow did gay marriage--something unimaginable two decades ago--come to feel inevitable to even its staunchest opponents? Drawing on over 95 interviews with two generations of Americans, as w...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hart-Brinson, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Gays > United States > Public opinion.
Gay rights > United States.
Same-sex marriage > United States.
Homosexuels > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Homosexuels > Droits > États-Unis.
Homosexuels > Mariage > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Gay rights
Gays > Public opinion
Same-sex marriage
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: from non-sense to common-sense in a generation
  • Imagining generations and social change
  • Contesting homosexuality's imagination, 1945-2015
  • The evolution of public opinion about gay marriage
  • Young and old in the cross-fire of the culture wars
  • The imagination and attribution of homosexuality
  • The imaginary marriage consensus
  • Narratives of attitude change and resistance
  • Conclusion: moving beyond generational mythology.

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