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Identity, Emotion and Reason in the Same-Sex Marriage Debates

Unformatted Document Text: 1 ABSTRACT My paper focuses on how identities, emotions and reason have affected the same-sex marriage debates. I proceed as follows. Drawing on political theory and social psychology, Part I explains how identity politics in general can threaten the democratic nature of political discussion. Part II outlines the specific issues at stake in debates over same-sex marriage. Part III describes my analysis of “letters to the editor” as a form of public discourse and communication. Part IV reports my findings about “identity talk”, emotions and reason in the same-sex marriage debate. Here, I identify two distinct lines of reasoning among the opponents of same-sex marriage, one emphasizing sexuality and the other gender. Finally, Part V summarizes the lessons emerging from my empirical analysis about democratic discussion, identity politics and same-sex marriage.

Authors: Conover, Pamela.

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ABSTRACT

My paper focuses on how identities, emotions and reason have affected the same-sex

marriage debates. I proceed as follows. Drawing on political theory and social psychology,

Part I explains how identity politics in general can threaten the democratic nature of political

discussion. Part II outlines the specific issues at stake in debates over same-sex marriage.

Part III describes my analysis of “letters to the editor” as a form of public discourse and

communication. Part IV reports my findings about “identity talk”, emotions and reason in the

same-sex marriage debate. Here, I identify two distinct lines of reasoning among the

opponents of same-sex marriage, one emphasizing sexuality and the other gender. Finally,

Part V summarizes the lessons emerging from my empirical analysis about democratic

discussion, identity politics and same-sex marriage.

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