Cultural and Institutional Factors Affecting Political Contention over Moral Issues

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2299586
AutoresRaymond Tatalovich (0000-0002-2670-0959, Loyola University Chicago), Mildred A Schwartz (New York University), Mildred Schwartz
Ano2009
Volume8
Fascículo1
Páginas76-104
Data de publicação2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoComparative Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1569-1322 • E-ISSN: 1569-1330
EditoraWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/156913308x375559
OpenAlexW2047289827
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11

Abortion and same-sex marriage are moral issues that remain highly contentious in the political life of the United States compared to other countries. This level of contention is explained through comparison with Canada. Contrasts in culture and institutions shaping issues and the political avenues that allow their enactment account for differences in the tenor of politics in the two countries

Abortion · Political culture · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Pregnancy · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology