Sociology 2260A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Redstate, Corpus Juris Civilis, Dialectical Materialism
18 Oct 2018
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Week 2 (sept. 19) and week 3 (sept. 26): Chapter 1 (p. 8-11) chapter 1 (p. 15-19) The politics of same-sex marriage in canada and the united states . (owl) In sum, comparing the canadian and american experiences in the lesbian and gay rights areas demonstrates that political institutional differences and the historical pacing of policy change can drive otherwise similar systems in different policy directions. Canada and the u. s. on lesbian and gay rights issues has widened substantially. While there may be some political cultural and public opinion differences between canada and the u. s. , these are not sufficient to have caused the huge gap that now exists with respect to lesbian and gay human rights protections. Political institutional differences and the legacies of previous policies have set up very different debates, policy dynamics, and policy outcomes in the lesbian and gay rights arena in canada and the u. s.
