Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution

A clearly written and accessible explanation of the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decision, its reasoning, and the consequences and controversies surrounding it.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Reason and prejudice: is a heterosexual monopoly on marriage rational?; 3. Looking for stricter scrutiny: sexism, heterosexism, and class-based equal protection; 4. The fundamental right to marry; 5. Same-sex marriage and the fundamental right to marry; 6. Should courts create new rights?; 7. Identifying fundamental rights; 8. Democracy, neutrality, and consistency of principle; 9. Principles and practicalities: the road to same-sex marriage.

About the author

Evan Gerstmann is a Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University, California. He is a widely cited scholar on the issues of same-sex equality and other timely legal issues. He has frequently appeared as an expert in both academic and popular media venues, and his scholarship has covered issues ranging from same-sex marriage to the use of racially motivated force by police to sexual assault on the American university campus.

Summary

A clearly written and accessible explanation of the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decision, its reasoning, and the consequences and controversies surrounding it.

Product details

• Authors: Evan Gerstmann, Evan (Loyola Marymount University Gerstmann, Gerstmann Evan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781107174290
• ISBN: 978-1-107-17429-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, Sociology: family & relationships, United States of America, USA, Sociology: family and relationships, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state