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This paper draws a parallel between the regulation of market language, including official definitions of "organic," "ice cream," "diamond," and the like, and the regulation of the social label "marriage." The economic literature on the regulation of language shows that official definitions of terms in the marketplace can, by controlling how language is mapped to goods, affect the efficient transmission of information from seller to buyer. By the same token, extending or restricting what we call "marriage" has an impact on the information this label conveys. Using analytical tools drawn from the market regulation of language illuminates the policy choices available in the same-sex marriage debate, and the costs and benefits of each. |
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Name: American Political Science Association
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| Stivers, Andrew. and Valls, Andrew. "Same-Sex Marriage and the Regulation of Language" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, Sep 01, 2005 <Not Available>. 2011-03-14 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p42715_index.html> |
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| Stivers, A. and Valls, A. , 2005-09-01 "Same-Sex Marriage and the Regulation of Language" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC Online <PDF>. 2011-03-14 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p42715_index.html |
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Abstract: This paper draws a parallel between the regulation of market language, including official definitions of "organic," "ice cream," "diamond," and the like, and the regulation of the social label "marriage." The economic literature on the regulation of language shows that official definitions of terms in the marketplace can, by controlling how language is mapped to goods, affect the efficient transmission of information from seller to buyer. By the same token, extending or restricting what we call "marriage" has an impact on the information this label conveys. Using analytical tools drawn from the market regulation of language illuminates the policy choices available in the same-sex marriage debate, and the costs and benefits of each. |
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| Same-Sex Marriage and the Regulation of Language Andrew Stivers Economics Oregon State University Andrew Valls Political Science Oregon State University Presented at the meeting of the American Political Science Association September 1-4 2005 Washington DC. 1 One of the noteworthy features of the current debate over same-sex marriage is the lack of emphasis on the material benefits of marriage. Instead many of the arguments focus on less tangible factors – social status equality and symbolism. This is reflected in |
| 25 Stivers Andrew. 2005. Regulating language: Market failure and competition in descriptive signals. Working Paper. Vanderheiden Steve. 1999. Why the State Should Stay Out of the Wedding Chapel. Public Affairs Quarterly 13 (2): 175-90. Wellington Adrian Alex. 1995.Why Liberals Should Support Same Sex Marriage. Journal of Social Philosophy 26 (3): 5-32. Young Iris. 1997. Reflections on Families in the Age of Murphy Brown: On Justice Gender and Sexuality. In Intersecting Voices: Dilemmas of Gender Political Philosophy and Policy. Princeton: |
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