Factors Contributing to Increased Support for State Constitutional Amendments Banning Same-Sex Marriage within the Fifty United States
dc.contributor.author | Pickler, Jennifer A. | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Tajalli, Hassan | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Hofer, Martha Kay | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Britain, Rebecca | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-01-04T16:36:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-02-24T10:16:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-10 | |
dc.description | An Applied Research Project Submitted to the Department of Political Science, Texas State University-San Marcos, in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Public Administration, Fall 2009. | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The purpose of this explanatory study is to determine the factors that contribute to increased support for state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage in each of the fifty United States. Scholarly literature suggests that the determinants for level of support for state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage are: the percentage of the state's population identifying religion as an important part of their daily lives, the percentage of the population, age twenty-five and older, without a college degree; the percentage of the state's population identifying as politically conservative; the percentage of the state's population residing in rural areas; the percentage of the state's population age sixty-five and over; and the percentage of the state's population that is male. Six hypotheses were developed to test each of these factors. Methodology: This study used existing data to assess how each of these factors impacted the level of support for states' constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data, determining whether the hypotheses were supported or rejected. Results: The results showed that after controlling for other possible intervening factors, only one of the independent variables, level of Religiosity within the state, was significant. Conclusion: The hypothesis that higher level of religiosity in a state leads to support for constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage is supported by this study. | |
dc.description.department | Public Administration | |
dc.format | Text | |
dc.format.extent | 90 pages | |
dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
dc.identifier.citation | Pickler, J. A. (2009). Factors contributing to increased support for state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage within the fifty United States. Masters of Public Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/3697 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.subject | state constitutional amendments | |
dc.subject | same-sex marriage | |
dc.subject | marriage | |
dc.subject | United States | |
dc.subject | religiosity | |
dc.title | Factors Contributing to Increased Support for State Constitutional Amendments Banning Same-Sex Marriage within the Fifty United States | |
dc.type | Applied Research Project |
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