Author's Keywords: Keywords: identity, civility, deliberation, emotions, identity talk, gays, lesbians, same-sex marriage, gay marriage	Convention All Academic Convention can solve the abstract management needs for any association's annual meeting. Submission - Custom fields, multiple submission types, tracks, audio visual, multiple upload formats, automatic conversion to pdf. Review - Peer Review, Bulk reviewer assignment, bulk emails, ranking, z-score statistics, and multiple worksheets! Reports - Many standard and custom reports generated while you wait. Print programs with participant indexes, event grids, and more! Scheduling - Flexible and convenient grid scheduling within rooms and buildings. Conflict checking and advanced filtering. Communication - Bulk email tools to help your administrators send reminders and responses. Use form letters, a message center, and much more! Management - Search tools, duplicate people management, editing tools, submission transfers, many tools to manage a variety of conference management headaches! Click here for more information.
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Conover, Pamela. "Identity and Civility in Citizen Debates: The Case of Same-Sex Marriage" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston & Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, Aug 28, 2002 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p65135_index.html>

Conover, P. J. , 2002-08-28 "Identity and Civility in Citizen Debates: The Case of Same-Sex Marriage" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston & Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p65135_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: My paper focuses on how identities have affected the same-sex marriage debates that have occurred in response to recent ballot initiatives, legislation and court decisions. I proceed as follows. Part I explores how identity politics contributes to the contentiousness of political debate, and how civility can promote more productive deliberation when basic identities are bound up in discussion of an issue. Part II outlines the specific identity issues at stake in debates over same-sex marriage, and describes the emotional reactions that this can produce. Part III explains 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 civility in the debate. Finally, Part V summarizes the lessons about public discussion and civility emerging from my empirical analysis.

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