The Public Clash of Private Values

by Mooney, Christopher Z.

• ISBN13: 9781889119403
• ISBN10: 1889119407
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Summary

Abortion, capital punishment, gambling, homosexual rights, pornography, physician assisted suicide, and sex education are among the most controversial issues facing public policymakers today. All involve controversial questions of first principle that render public policy no less than legal sanctions of right or wrong, or morality policy. Mooney brings together top researchers in the field to explore the unique characteristics and politics of morality policy. The result is a definition of the current state of knowledge in the field and a guideline for future observation.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Editor's Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction
The Public Clash of Private Values: The Politics of Morality Policy	3	(18)
Christopher Z. Mooney
Part I. Theoretical and Definitional Perspectives on Morality Policy
Drugs, Sex, and Rock and Roll: A Theory of Morality Politics	21	(16)
Kenneth J. Meier
What Constitutes Morality Policy? A Cross-National Analysis	37	(18)
Donley T. Studlar
Part II. Agenda Setting on Morality Policy
Physician-Assisted Suicide: Agenda Setting and the Elements of Morality Policy	55	(18)
Henry R. Glick
Amy Hutchinson
Part III. Interest Group Activity on Morality Policy
Evolving into Morality Politics: U.S. Catholic Bishops' Statements on U.S. Politics from 1792 to the Present	73	(18)
Paul J. Fabrizio
From Censorship to Ratings: Substantive Rationality, Political Entrepreneurship, and Sex in the Movies	91	(24)
Richard A. Brisbin Jr.
Part IV. Individual Morality Policymaking Behavior
Morality in Congress? Legislative Voting on Gay Issues	115	(15)
Donald P. Haider-Markel
Congressional Use of Policy Information on Fact and Value Issues	130	(13)
Malcolm L. Goggin
Christopher Z. Mooney
Part V. Aggregate Patterns of Morality Policy Adoption
Public Opinion and Policymaking in the States: The Case of Post-Roe Abortion Policy	143	(17)
Barbara Norrander
Clyde Wilcox
Variations in the Diffusion of State Lottery Adoptions: How Revenue Dedication Changes Morality Politics	160	(10)
Patrick A. Pierce
Donald E. Miller
The Temporal Diffusion of Morality Policy: The Case of Death Penalty Legislation in the U.S. States	170	(17)
Christopher Z. Mooney
Mei-Hsien Lee
Part VI. Implementation of Morality Policy
Clean Thoughts and Dirty Minds: The Politics of Porn	187	(14)
Kevin B. Smith
Morality Politics and the Implementation of Abstinence-Only Sex Education: A Case of Policy Compromise	201	(12)
Sandra Vergari
Part VII. Morality Policymaking in Parliamentary Systems
Morality Policy without Politics? The Case of Britain	213	(14)
Philip Cowley
Avoiding the Issue Down Under: The Politics of Legalizing Abortion in Australia	227	(18)
Ian Mylchreest
References	245	(26)
Name Index	271	(2)
Subject Index	273	(8)
Contributors	281