Title
Attitudes toward gay marriage in states undergoing marriage law transformation
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Marriage Fam.
Keywords
family diversity; family policy; gay; lesbian; bisexual; transgender; marriage; religiosity; sexual attitudes; RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION; UNITED-STATES; HOMOSEXUALITY; AMERICAN; LESBIANS; FUNDAMENTALISM; RIGHTS; SEX; MEN; LIBERALIZATION; Family Studies; Sociology
Abstract
This study examines attitudes toward gay marriage within the context of concern over the weakening of heterosexual marriage. We use data from a three-state survey conducted in 1998-2000 and designed to explore attitudes toward marriage and divorce reform (N = 976). We find that women, Whites, and younger persons are more approving of gay marriage than men, Blacks, and older persons. Nonparents with cohabitation experience are most approving, whereas parents with no cohabitation experience are most opposed. Heterosexual marriage preservation attitudes are key predictors, net of religiosity and political conservativism. We interpret these findings with theories about vested interest in upholding marriage as an institution and ambivalence resulting from conflicting core values of the sanctity of marriage versus the valorization of individualism.
Journal Title
Journal of Marriage and Family
Volume
70
Issue/Number
2
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
345
Last Page
359
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0022-2445
Recommended Citation
"Attitudes toward gay marriage in states undergoing marriage law transformation" (2008). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 159.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/159
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