The politics of same sex marriage brings together an esteemed list of scholars to explore all facets of this heated issue including the ideologies and strategies on both sides of the argument the publics response the use of the issue in political campaigns and how same sex marriage fits into the broad context of policy cycles and windows of political opportunity with comprehensive coverage from a variety of different approaches this volume will be a vital sourcebook for activists . The politics of same sex marriage brings together an esteemed list of scholars to explore all facets of this heated issue including the ideologies and strategies on both sides of the argument the publics response the use of the issue in political campaigns and how same sex marriage fits into the broad context of policy cycles and windows of political opportunity with comprehensive coverage from a variety of different approaches this volume will be a vital sourcebook for activists . The politics of same sex marriage posted on march 13 2013 by jl admin one of the issues that elicit a broad range of views from politicians scholars and intelligentsia is rights for same sex couples at the very minimum these rights would entail legal recognition for same sex partners and enable them to adopt children. This definition reflects the current predominating political and moral consensus regarding the state of marriage particularly that marriage is an institution reserved for opposite sex couples and that the marriage contract cannot by definition be entered into by same sex couples the debate surrounding same sex marriage has raged for more . The politics of same sex marriage publication date 2007 topics same sex marriage united states same sex marriage political aspects united states publisher chicago university of chicago press collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks digitizing sponsor kahle austin foundation contributor