The Evolution of a New Civil Rights Movement: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Same Sex Marriage News Articles from 1993 to 2008

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dc.contributor.advisorGiuffre, Pattien_US
dc.contributor.authorCochran, Kellie A.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHarris, Deborahen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMcKinney, Audreyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-10T15:58:58Z
dc.date.available2011-08-10T15:58:58Z
dc.date.issued2011-08en_US
dc.description.abstractBeginning with a historical decision in the Hawaii Supreme Judicial Court in 1993, the same-sex marriage movement has undergone many changes in identity formation and argument frames. By tracing these frames and arguments of the same-sex marriage debate through four major newspapers over a span of 16 years, I was able to follow religious, political, and family issues that arose within the larger movement. The findings indicate that the same-sex marriage debate changed over time for both the supports and the opponents. For opponents, arguments that began as an emphasis on traditional morality shift to arguments about religious persecution and the decline of American society. For supporters, arguments initially framed as egalitarian evolved into collective minority identity with emphasis on American principles of basic civil and human rights.en_US
dc.description.departmentSociology
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dc.format.extent81 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationCochran, K. A. (2011). <i>The evolution of a new Civil Rights Movement: A qualitative content analysis of same sex marriage news articles from 1993 to 2008</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/2517
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMedia framing
dc.subjectGays and the media
dc.subjectSame-Sex Marriage Debateen_US
dc.titleThe Evolution of a New Civil Rights Movement: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Same Sex Marriage News Articles from 1993 to 2008en_US
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentSociology
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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