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Framing Same-Sex Marriage: An Analysis of 2004 Newspaper Coverage of Marriage Legislation

Anderson, Jennifer N.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1215012253

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2008, Master of Arts, Miami University, Mass Communication.
Same-sex marriage legislation has been a central issue in mainstream political communication since Massachusetts first legalized same-sex marriages in May 2004. Oregon and Georgia both proposed and approved bans on same-sex marriage at the November 2004 elections, but did so with varying levels of voter approval (57% and 76%, respectively). The issue of same-sex marriage is complex; thus, this study outlines the histories of marriage and gay rights. In addition, many of the perspectives that figured prominently in this debate are articulated. This project’s case study used Semetko’s and Valkenburg’s (2000) “five common frames” to deductively and quantitatively analyze and compare the frames utilized in newspaper coverage of same-sex marriage legislation in The Oregonian and The Atlanta Journal Constitution. Results showed non-significant differences between the newspapers, but the combined sample revealed significant differences in overall frame use. The most often used frames in this study were the conflict and/or morality frames.
Bruce Drushel, PhD (Committee Chair)
Howard Kleiman, PhD (Committee Member)
Judith Weiner, PhD (Committee Member)
102 p.
Communication; Journalism; Mass Media
framing; same-sex marriage; gay rights; media studies; quantitative frame analysis

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  • Anderson, J. N. (2008). Framing Same-Sex Marriage: An Analysis of 2004 Newspaper Coverage of Marriage Legislation [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1215012253

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Anderson, Jennifer. Framing Same-Sex Marriage: An Analysis of 2004 Newspaper Coverage of Marriage Legislation. 2008. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1215012253.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Anderson, Jennifer. "Framing Same-Sex Marriage: An Analysis of 2004 Newspaper Coverage of Marriage Legislation." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1215012253

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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