Progay/Antigay: The Rhetorical War Over SexualitySAGE Publications, 2000 M02 3 - 264 páginas 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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... beliefs and behaviors which reflect both that discov- ery and their inalienable right of choice . But ironically , their methodological anti - essentialism gives them a cer- tain freedom as scholars to put aside personal predilections ...
... belief , social dislocation , or rational ac- tors . By stressing the definitional power of culture , we have sought to bring attention to " how social movement organizations and actors inter- pret grievances and generate consensus on ...
... believing that every aspect of human interaction — agent , agency , act , scene , and purpose — are problematic because , as Charland states , the " position one embodies as a subject is a rhetorical effect ” ( p . 148 ) . Specifically ...
... beliefs about how society ought to be constituted . Analytic Limitations and Difficulties of Terminology Discussion of the politics of variant sexuality must necessarily recognize that political discourses on homosexuality are nested ...
... beliefs which undergird the appeals and strategies which recurrently are expressed in the variant sexuality controversy . We leave to others the equally important subject of the influ- ence of popular culture on political outcomes . Our ...
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Chapter 2 Analysis of Communication in Contests Over Variant Sexuality | 35 |
Chapter 3 Appeals in Progay and Traditionalist Discourses | 57 |
Chapter 4 Antagonistic Construction of Identity and Conflict | 93 |
Chapter 5 Debate Within Communities | 127 |
A Case Study | 155 |
Chapter 7 Criticism of the Variant Sexuality Issue Culture | 181 |
References | 203 |
Index | 227 |
About the Authors | 239 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Progay/Antigay: The Rhetorical War Over Sexuality Ralph R. Smith,Russel R. Windes Vista de fragmentos - 2000 |
Progay/Antigay: The Rhetorical War Over Sexuality Ralph R. Smith,Russel R. Windes Vista de fragmentos - 2000 |