Uses of history in the press and in court during California's battle over Proposition 8 : casting same-sex marriage as a civil right /
Li, Anqi.
Uses of history in the press and in court during California's battle over Proposition 8 : casting same-sex marriage as a civil right / Anqi Li ; with a foreword by Dean Smith. - Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2012. - 1 online resource (122 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Journalistic and judicial thoughts on history and marriage -- Structure of the study -- Assessment of the texts and themes on marriage equality -- Final thoughts -- Conclusions.
Li sees through the media's white noise on the issue of same sex marriage to discover that opponents of Proposition 8 often made claims about the past to sway public perception. These arguments were based on claims evoking a historical sense of the institution of marriage, but to a certain extent they were untrue. This book attempts to dispel some of the misperceptions around the concept of marriage in a historical context. Li also shows that homosexual and heterosexual couples are not exactly the same, and marriage is differently understood. She goes above and beyond merely explicating how th.
English.
9780773411548 (electronic bk.) 0773411542 (electronic bk.)
California. Proposition 8 (2008)
Proposition 8 (California : 2008)
Same-sex marriage--Press coverage--California.
Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation--California.
Same-sex marriage--Press coverage--United States.
Law reports, digests, etc.--United States.
Historiography--Social aspects.
Mass media and history.
Homosexuels--Mariage--Couverture de presse--Californie.
Homosexuels--Mariage--Couverture de presse--États-Unis.
Jurisprudence--États-Unis.--Recueils, répertoires, etc.
Médias et histoire.
LAW--Family Law--Marriage.
Historiography--Social aspects.
Law reports, digests, etc.
Mass media and history.
Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation.
Sociology & Social History.
Social Sciences.
Family & Marriage.
California.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HQ1034.U5 / L52 2012
346.01/6809794
Uses of history in the press and in court during California's battle over Proposition 8 : casting same-sex marriage as a civil right / Anqi Li ; with a foreword by Dean Smith. - Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2012. - 1 online resource (122 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Journalistic and judicial thoughts on history and marriage -- Structure of the study -- Assessment of the texts and themes on marriage equality -- Final thoughts -- Conclusions.
Li sees through the media's white noise on the issue of same sex marriage to discover that opponents of Proposition 8 often made claims about the past to sway public perception. These arguments were based on claims evoking a historical sense of the institution of marriage, but to a certain extent they were untrue. This book attempts to dispel some of the misperceptions around the concept of marriage in a historical context. Li also shows that homosexual and heterosexual couples are not exactly the same, and marriage is differently understood. She goes above and beyond merely explicating how th.
English.
9780773411548 (electronic bk.) 0773411542 (electronic bk.)
California. Proposition 8 (2008)
Proposition 8 (California : 2008)
Same-sex marriage--Press coverage--California.
Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation--California.
Same-sex marriage--Press coverage--United States.
Law reports, digests, etc.--United States.
Historiography--Social aspects.
Mass media and history.
Homosexuels--Mariage--Couverture de presse--Californie.
Homosexuels--Mariage--Couverture de presse--États-Unis.
Jurisprudence--États-Unis.--Recueils, répertoires, etc.
Médias et histoire.
LAW--Family Law--Marriage.
Historiography--Social aspects.
Law reports, digests, etc.
Mass media and history.
Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation.
Sociology & Social History.
Social Sciences.
Family & Marriage.
California.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HQ1034.U5 / L52 2012
346.01/6809794