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Anti-Gay Rights Assessing Voter Initiatives
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Stephanie L. Witt, Suzanne McCorkle
Book Code: C5461
ISBN: 0-275-95461-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-95461-1
208 pages, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 8/30/1997
List Price: $106.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Among the plethora of recent books churned-out concerning the homosexual community, this anthology is distinctive in that it is well researched, written, and presented. It is recommended highly for college-level students and all libraries.
    —Perspectives on Politcal Science
  • Among the strongest analyses of anti-gay politics is Witt and McCorkle's anthology. The volume presents a wide range of analysis of antigay voter initiative campaigns...
    —Politics
Description: This book examines anti-gay voter initiatives from both the political science and communication perspectives. In recent years, anti-gay initiatives sponsored by conservative Christian groups have been placed on the ballot in several states. This development provides an opportunity to evaluate the initiative process as a way of resolving public policy questions on this divisive topic. Using examples and data from Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Maine, Missouri, Florida, California, and Washington, the authors discuss the emergence of the new religious right and why anti-gay initiatives are sponsored by conservative Christian groups. Interviews with the leaders of the groups opposing and supporting the anti-gay initiative in Idaho and a listing of the measures themselves are included.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • No Longer a Sleeping Giant: The Reawakening of Religious Conservatives in American Politics by Steven Shaw
  • Taking the Initiative: Anti-Homosexual Propaganda of the Oregon Citizens Alliance by David Douglass
  • The Constitution as Rhetorical Symbol in Western Anti-Gay Rights Initiatives: The Case of Idaho by Daniel Levin
  • The Idaho Anti-Gay Initiative: A Chronology of Events by Suzanne McCorkle and Marshall G. Most
  • Fear and Loathing on the Editorial Page: An Analysis of Idaho's Anti-Gay Initiative by Suzanne McCorkle and Marshall G. Most
  • In Their Own Words: Conversations with Campaign Leaders by Harvey Pitman
  • Secular Anti-Gay Advocacy in the Springfield, Missouri Bias Crime Ordinance Debate by Ralph R. Smith
  • Direct Democracy and Minority Rights: Opinions on Anti-Gay and Lesbian Ballot Initiatives by Todd Donovan and Shaun Bowler
  • The Correlates of Tolerance: Analyzing the State-Wide Votes on Anti-Gay Initiatives by Stephanie L. Witt and Leslie R. Alm
  • Romer v. Evans: The Centerpiece of the American Gay Rights Debate by Sean Patrick O'Rourke and Laura K. Lee Dellinger
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix A: Tables
  • Appendix B: Text of Anti-Gay Initiatives
  • Index
  • About the Contributors
LC Card Number: 96-53619
LCC Class: HQ76
Dewey Class: 305
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