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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-44274-8
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Sociology
Body granting the degree
The Ohio State University
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2017
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This dissertation examines how and why worldwide attitudes toward homosexuality and national policies that affect the lives of gay men and women have changed over time. I use three main theories to frame my analysis of attitudes and laws. The first - world society theory - describes the globalizing influence of an elite "global culture." Support for gay rights has, in recent years, become institutionalized within this global culture. Second, multiple modernities theory points to the effect of region-specific cultural programs. Third, the postmaterialist thesis casts the experience of existential security or insecurity as a main influence on societal norms.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Law; LGBTQ studies; International Relations; Political science; International law
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Subject Term
Social sciences;Cultural globalization;Gay rights;Lgbt;Sexuality rights;World polity theory;World society theory