A study of religious organizations' involvement in American politics. A case study of conservative, religious organizations' presented involvement in politics, and the motivation prompting this involvement, as presented in the Proposition 8 case in California in 2008, through the electronic media and the organizations' own statements about their involvement

Abstract

This master's thesis aims to study the relationship between conservative, religious organizations and their involvement in American politics in the United States of America. Specifically how these organizations presented their involvement in the Proposition 8 case in California in 2008 through the electronic media, and what motivation and mobilization strategies this presentation indicates.