Debating same-sex marriage /
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Author / Creator: | Corvino, John, 1969- |
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Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, c2012. |
Description: | 281 p. ; 21 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Point/counterpoint Point/counterpoint series (Oxford, England) |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8852414 |
Summary: | 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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Physical Description: | 281 p. ; 21 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-274) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780199756322 0199756325 9780199756315 0199756317 |