John Corvino, Maggie Gallagher

Debating Same-Sex Marriage (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Polls and election results show Americans sharply divided on same-sex marriage, and the controversy is unlikely to subside anytime soon. Debating Same-Sex Marriage provides an indispensable roadmap to the ongoing debate. Taking a "point/counterpoint" approach, John Corvino (a philosopher and prominent gay advocate) and Maggie Gallagher (a nationally syndicated columnist and co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage) explore fundamental questions: What is marriage for? Is sexual difference essential to it? Why does the government sanction it? What are the implications of same-sex marriage for children's welfare, for religious freedom, and for our understanding of marriage itself? While the authors disagree on many points, they share the following conviction: Because marriage is a vital public institution, this issue deserves a comprehensive, rigorous, thoughtful debate.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780199837885
• Artikelnr.: 38138895

Autorenporträt

John Corvino is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wayne State University. Maggie Gallagher is co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage.

Inhaltsangabe

1. What Marriage is For
2. The History of Marriage
3. The Significance of Gender
4. The Needs of Children
5. The Needs of Adults
6. Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Freedom
7. The Slippery-Slope to Polygamy
8. "By Any Other Name": Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships, and Other Statuses