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Does morality policy exist? A growing body of scholarly work has examined the ways in which the politics of something called "morality policy" (e.g., abortion regulation, gay marriage restrictions, and capital punishment) differ from those of other policy. Morality policies are said to have certain common characteristics, namely that they generate conflicts of basic moral values, they do not lend themselves to compromise, and they are widely salient, technically simple, and generate a good deal of citizen participation. Using a telephone survey of just over 700 Illinois residents in 2005, we test the assumptions that four of these characteristics vary together across policies. We find that, indeed, there are policies that generate greater conflict of basic moral values than others and that the level of this conflict correlates with the expectations of morality policy scholars. We also find that two of three secondary characteristics that we test that are assumed to be present in morality policy also vary across policies in the expected way. Thus, morality policies exist. But we suggest that the best way to think about morality policies is as having a single defining characteristic—that they generate conflict of basic values. The fact that they are technically simple and not amenable to compromise (but not widely salient) should be thought of as the result of this defining characteristic rather than as an intrinsic attribute of the policies themselves.

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Mooney, Christopher. and Schuldt, Richard. "Does Morality Policy Exist? Testing a Basic Assumption" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott, Loews Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 31, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p152068_index.html>

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Mooney, C. Z. and Schuldt, R. G. , 2006-08-31 "Does Morality Policy Exist? Testing a Basic Assumption" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott, Loews Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p152068_index.html

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Abstract: Does morality policy exist? A growing body of scholarly work has examined the ways in which the politics of something called "morality policy" (e.g., abortion regulation, gay marriage restrictions, and capital punishment) differ from those of other policy. Morality policies are said to have certain common characteristics, namely that they generate conflicts of basic moral values, they do not lend themselves to compromise, and they are widely salient, technically simple, and generate a good deal of citizen participation. Using a telephone survey of just over 700 Illinois residents in 2005, we test the assumptions that four of these characteristics vary together across policies. We find that, indeed, there are policies that generate greater conflict of basic moral values than others and that the level of this conflict correlates with the expectations of morality policy scholars. We also find that two of three secondary characteristics that we test that are assumed to be present in morality policy also vary across policies in the expected way. Thus, morality policies exist. But we suggest that the best way to think about morality policies is as having a single defining characteristic—that they generate conflict of basic values. The fact that they are technically simple and not amenable to compromise (but not widely salient) should be thought of as the result of this defining characteristic rather than as an intrinsic attribute of the policies themselves.

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Does Morality Policy Exist? Testing a Basic Assumption Christopher Z. Mooney Richard G. Schuldt Institute of Government and Public Affairs Survey Research Office University of Illinois at Springfield University of Illinois at Springfield One University Plaza MS PAC 466 One University Plaza MS HRB 120 Springfield IL 62703-5407 Springfield IL 62703-5407 USA USA Phone: 217-206-6573 Phone: 217-206-6591 Fax: 217-206-6542 Email: rschu1@uis.edu Email: cmoon1@uis.edu Prepared for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association August 31- September
15.3% 29.7% 8.7% 26.1% Somewhat important 26.5% 30.3% 29.0% 13.8% Not important 31.8% 8.3% 44.6% 3.1% No response 3.3% 2.7% 4.8% 2.8% n 685 700 685 689 Note: These data are the result of asking the following survey question for each of these policy areas: “How important would you say this issue is to you personally?” 9


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