I review the development of the political opportunity or political process perspective, which
has animated a great deal of research on social movements. The essential insight—that the …

This book charts the new phase of global struggles around gender equality and sexual
democracy: the ultraconservative mobilization against" gender ideology" and feminist efforts …

This review examines the complex interplay among social movements, organizations, and
law. Although the sociological literature has recently been attentive to each pair of two of …

Este trabajo busca investigar la génesis del sintagma" ideología de género" por medio de
un análisis de documentos eclesiásticos y textos de autores/as religiosos/as y laicos/as, en …

This short textbook provides an introduction to queer theory, exploring its key genealogies
and terms as well as its application across various academic disciplines and to …

It has been more than twenty-five years since publication of David Snow, Burke Rochford,
Steven Worden, and Robert Benford's article," Frame Alignment Processes …

The new second edition of this distinctive and widely adopted textbook brings into the
classroom an overview of how images of social problems can shape not only public policy …

Honorable Mention, 2010 Book Award, Global Division, Society for the Study of Social
ProblemsHonorable Mention, 2010 PEWS Book Award, Political Economy of the World …

We examine how religious and political factors structure support for same-sex marriage in
the United States over the last two decades. Using data from the General Social Surveys, we …

Using data from the World Values Surveys, we explore trends in tolerance of homosexuality
in Canada and the United States from 1981 to 2000. Particular attention is given to the …