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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... concern formal 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 ...
... concerned with the process of creating identity out of the sociality of collective action . Burke ( 1959/1937 ) points out that " ' identification ' is hardly other than a name for the function of sociality ” ( p . 266 ) . Rhetorical ...
... concerned with the rhetorical creation of identity , difference , and boundaries . Within our approach , identities are rhetorical constructs created through discourse , not simply the products of innate biological and psy- chological ...
... concerned with using rhetorical analysis in a neo - Burkeian mode to understand better progay / antigay debate , we cer ... concern remains antagonistic enjoinment of progay and antigay dis- courses , and not centrally the analysis of ...
... concerns with representation in public policy contests . In Chapter 5 , we describe the development of such divisions , with major emphasis on disputes within the gay / lesbian politi- cal community over competing versions of identity ...
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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 |