You've Won, Now What? The Influence of Legal Change on Gay and Lesbian Mobilization, 1974-1999
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2277348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melinda D Kane (East Carolina University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 255-277 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2010.01171.x |
| OpenAlex | W2079893757 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 40 |
Research on movement outcomes primarily examines the conditions under which social movements influence the law. Less attention has been given to the influence that legal change might have on the movement's subsequent development. Does the achievement of legal goals help the movement mobilize or does the movement experience decline once change occurs? Using unique measures of gay and lesbian mobilization, I investigate the influence of legal change on the number of gay and lesbian movement organizations in each state from 1974 to 1999. Results demonstrate that the impact of legal change is contingent on the type of reform achieved and the cultural context surrounding the decision
Context (archaeology) · Lesbian · Mobilization · Movement (music) · Political science · Politics · Resource mobilization · Social change · Social movement · Sociology · State (computer science) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Studies · History · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Making Her Own Way
Resource Mobilization Theory
Organization, Opportunity, and the Shifting Politics of Employment Discrimination
LGBT Religious Activism
How Public Displays of Heterosexual Identity Reflect and Reinforce Gender Stereotypes, Gender Differences, and Gender Inequality
The Paradox of Reform
Congregational Political Activity and Same-Sex Marriage
Exploring the Gay Community Question
Turning to the Courts
Spokes in the wheel” and how policy gains can diversify a social movement
State‐Level Determinants of Hate Crime Reporting
Finding "Safe" Campuses
What happens to social movements after policy success? Framing the unintended consequences and changing dynamics of the Korean women's movement
Movimiento por la Paz con Justicia y Dignidad
Stumbling Blocks or Stepping Stones? The Problems and Promises of Policy Reform for the Animal Advocacy Movement
Institutionalizing Social Movements
When love meets hate
The strategy of social protest
Organizing for equality
Poor People's Movements
How Social Movements Matter
Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities
Framing political opportunity
States and opportunities
The differential protection of minority groups
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
A Hero for the Aged? The Townsend Movement, the Political Mediation Model, and U.S. Old-Age Policy, 1934-1950
Conceptual origins, current problems, future direction
Why Movements Succeed or Fail
From Identity to Politics
Private Lives, Public Conflicts
Dynamic Models for Dynamic Theories
How Movements Win
The Politics of Gay and Lesbian Rights
Social Movement Policy Success
Outcome Framing and Movement Dynamics
Time-Series–cross-Sectiondata
The Politics of Gay Rights in American Communities
Political Opportunity Structures and Political Protest
What To Do (and Not to Do) with Time-Series Cross-Section Data
The Sequencing of Social Movements
When Do Movements Matter? The Politics of Contingency and the Equal Rights Amendment
Stolen Thunder? Huey Long's "Share Our Wealth," Political Mediation, and the Second New Deal
Social Movements and Policy Implementation
The Decline of a New Christian Right Social Movement Organization
Conceptualizing Political Opportunity
Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970
Going to the Chapel? Same-Sex Marriage Bans in the United States, 1973-2000
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained? Conceptualizing Social Movement 'Success' in the Lesbian and Gay Movement
Protest and Political Opportunities
Was it Worth the Effort? The Outcomes and Consequences of Social Movements
Resource Mobilization Theory and the Study of Social Movements
Resource Mobilization and Social Movements
| Citations per year | 1.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |