Graduate Student, Sociology
Adjunct Professor of Sociology
Northern Kentucky University
Thesis Title: From MassEquality to Kentucky Fairness: Mapping the Gay Mariage Movement in Two US States
Barry Adam
Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale
About
Broadly speaking these are my research interests: social movements and social change, social inequality, social constructions and implications of race, class, gender, and sexuality, historical/comparative sociology, and qualitative methods. I have also worked in the areas of moral regulation and moral panic, law and governance, and HIV/AIDS education.
My dissertation research explores the gay marriage movement in the US from a social movement perspective, identifying the forces at work in shaping its successes and failures. Specifically, I will undertake a comparative regional analysis of the gay marriage movement in Massachusetts (located in one of the most liberal regions in the US and the first state to legalize gay marriage) and the gay marriage movement in Kentucky (located in one of the most conservative US regions, this state fails to recognize many aspects of equal rights for gays and lesbians, including the right to marry). This will be a qualitative project combining historical and documentary analyses of the movements for and against gay marriage in both states, with interview data from activists and legislators highlighting strategies used by proponents of gay marriage to challenge the opposition.
I currently live in Cincinnati Ohio, and teach Sociology at Northern Kentucky University.
Contact Information
513-470-4825