Keywords

homosexual, homosexual marriage, social construction theory, vernacular resources, Ibarra and Kitsuse, Goodridge v. Department of Public Health

Abstract

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.

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Graduation Date

2005

Semester

Summer

Advisor

Lynxwiler, John

Degree

Master of Arts (M.A.)

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Sociology and Anthropology

Degree Program

Applied Sociology

Format

application/pdf

Identifier

CFE0000662

URL

http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0000662

Language

English

Release Date

August 2006

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

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