Cultural and institutional factors affecting political contention over moral issues

Comparative Sociology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-104

  Schwartz, Mildred A ^a   Tatalovich, Raymond ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Canada; Contentious politics; Same sex marriage; United States

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; HOMOSEXUALITY; MORALITY; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67949109435     PISSN: 15691322     EISSN: 15691330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156913308X375559     Document Type: Article

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