Progay/Antigay: The Rhetorical War Over Sexuality - Brossura

Smith, Ralph R.; Windes, Russel R.

 
9780761916475: Progay/Antigay: The Rhetorical War Over Sexuality
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ISBN 10: 0761916474 ISBN 13: 9780761916475
Casa editrice: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2000

Sinossi

Combining humanistic rhetorical criticism with social scientific concepts, Ralph R. Smith and Russel R. Windes examine how the discourse of the progay/antigay debate shapes the self-understanding and strategies of the two opposing sides.

The struggle over issues such as lesbians and gay men serving openly in the military, same-sex marriage, and inclusion of "sexual orientation" in anti-discrimination and hate crime laws have evolved along with the development of rival progay and traditionalist antigay communities. In the process of presenting their arguments to the wider society, the two sides exercise extraordinary influence on each other. As a result of the public policy debates, the progay movement has moved toward an essentialist, non-sexual identity, while the traditionalists have shifted toward a secular public self-representation. Progay/Antigay also analyzes the internal disagreements within the two movements.

The same-sex marriage debate illustrates important dimensions of the contest over sexuality. The authors examine rhetorical strategy and counter-strategy in this specific institutional context. Progay/Antigay also discusses how the study of the variant sexuality issue provides the opportunity to assess paths for reconciliation and to judge concepts of political pluralism and multiculturalism.

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Contenuti

Introduction
Public Policy Debate about Variant Sexuality
Emergence of the Variant Sexuality Issue Culture
Analysis of Communication in Contests over Variant Sexuality
Appeals in Progay and Traditionalist Discourses
Antagonistic Construction of Identity and Conflict
Debate within Communities
Same-Sex Marriage
A Case Study
Criticism of the Variant Sexuality Issue Culture

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Editore
SAGE Publications, Inc
Data di pubblicazione
2000
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0761916474
ISBN 13 
9780761916475
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
264
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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Hamburg
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Germania

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ISBN 10:  0761916466 ISBN 13:  9780761916468
Casa editrice: Sage Pubns, 2000
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