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Why do so many Americans fail to participate in their communities'
affairs? What role should the citizenry play in our political
system? In addressing these concerns, this revised and updated text
evaluates the dilemma of participation, civility, and stability at
a time when civic indifference is a national problem. In addition
to outlining the sources of this indifference, The New Citizenship
suggests ways in which Americans can conquer their apathy toward
government.In this fourth edition, author and Dilemmas in American
Politics series editor Craig A. Rimmerman provides new material on
ACORN, the 2008 presidential election, the Obama presidency, and
the impact of these recent events for college students and their
conceptions of participation and citizenship.
Throughout their relatively short history, lesbian and gay
movements in the United States have endured searing conflicts over
whether to embrace assimilationist or liberationist strategies. The
Lesbian and Gay Movements explores this dilemma in both
contemporary and historical contexts, describing the sources of
these conflicts, to what extent the conflicts have been resolved,
and how they might be resolved in future. Rimmerman also tackles
the challenging issue of what constitutes movement 'effectiveness'
and how 'effective' the assimilationist and liberationist
strategies have been in three contentious policy arenas: the
military ban, same-sex marriage, and AIDS. Considerable attention
is devoted to how policy elites (presidents, federal and state
legislatures, courts) have responded to the movements'
grievances.Since the publication of the first edition in 2007,
there have been enormous changes in the landscape of lesbian and
gay movements and rights. The thoroughly revised second edition
includes updated discussion of LGBT movements' undertakings in, as
well the Obama administration's response to, AIDS/HIV policy, the
fight to legalize same-sex marriage and overturn the Defense of
Marriage Act, and the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'.
Throughout their relatively short history, lesbian and gay
movements in the United States have endured searing conflicts over
whether to embrace assimilationist or liberationist strategies.
"The Lesbian and Gay Movements" explores this dilemma in both
contemporary and historical contexts, describing the sources of
these conflicts, to what extent the conflicts have been resolved,
and how they might be resolved in future. Rimmerman also tackles
the challenging issue of what constitutes movement "effectiveness"
and how "effective" the assimilationist and liberationist
strategies have been in three contentious policy arenas: the
military ban, same-sex marriage, and AIDS. Considerable attention
is devoted to how policy elites--presidents, federal and state
legislatures, courts--have responded to the movements' grievances.
Since the publication of the first edition in 2007, there have been
enormous changes in the landscape of lesbian and gay movements and
rights. The thoroughly revised second edition includes updated
discussion of LGBT movements' undertakings in, as well the Obama
administration's response to, AIDS/HIV policy, the fight to
legalize same-sex marriage and overturn the Defense of Marriage
Act, and the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
First Published in 1996. From 1980 to 1990 nearly 17,000 service
members were discharged from the military because of their
homosexuality. This book places the debate of homosexual military
service in its historical, theoretical, and political context.
Timely and compelling, with all the court options in the highly
published cases of Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, Gay Rights,
Military Wrongs, reports on the state of prejudice and
discrimination facing today's homosexual military personnel and
their prospects for future equality.
Why do so many Americans fail to participate in their communities'
affairs? What role should the citizenry play in our political
system? In addressing these concerns, this revised and updated text
evaluates the dilemma of participation, civility, and stability at
a time when civic indifference is a national problem. In addition
to outlining the sources of this indifference, The New Citizenship
suggests ways in which Americans can conquer their apathy toward
government. In this fourth edition, author and Dilemmas in American
Politics series editor Craig A. Rimmerman provides new material on
ACORN, the 2008 presidential election, the Obama presidency, and
the impact of these recent events for college students and their
conceptions of participation and citizenship.
Few issues in American politics inspire such passion as that of
civil rights for gays and lesbians. In this group of original
essays, scholars and activists writing from a number of different
perspectives provide a comprehensive overview of this heated
debate. Contributors thoroughly investigate the politics of the gay
and lesbian movement, beginning with its political organizations
and tactics. The essays also address the strategies and ideology of
conservative opposition groups, such as the Christian Right. They
focus on key issues for public policy, including gays and lesbians
openly serving in the military, anti-discrimination laws, and the
ongoing crisis of AIDS. The book ends with chapters that discuss
the ways in which the political struggle for gay rights has played
out in various arenas--in Congress, in the courts, in state and
local governments, and in electoral politics.
Forcefully argued and accessibly written, this collection is an
important contribution to the current discussion about civil rights
for gays and lesbians.
The book evaluates service-learning within the context of a liberal
arts education from a variety of disciplines. Contributors have
written chapters that have practical appeal to other teachers and
students interested in developing their own service-learning
courses and connecting those courses to broader issues of
citizenship and democracy.
Same-sex marriage emerged in 2004 as one of the hottest issues of
the campaign season. But in a severe blow to gay rights advocates,
all eleven states that had the issue on the ballot passed
amendments banning the practice, and the subject soon dropped off
the media's radar. This pattern of waxing and waning in the public
eye has characterized the debate over same-sex marriage since 1996
and the passing of the Defense of Marriage Act. Since then, court
rulings and local legislatures have kept the issue alive in the
political sphere, and conservatives and gay rights advocates have
made the issue a key battlefield in the culture wars.
"The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage" brings together an esteemed
list of scholars to explore all facets of this heated issue,
including the ideologies and strategies on both sides of the
argument, the public's response, the use of the issue in political
campaigns, and how same-sex marriage fits into the broad context of
policy cycles and windows of political opportunity. With
comprehensive coverage from a variety of different approaches, this
volume will be a vital sourcebook for activists, politicians, and
scholars alike.
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