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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... identity , " " frame , " and " movement / countermovement di- alectic " further define our perspective . We are ... gay people and their opponents - who they are and what they want - do not exist prior to communication , but come into ...
... identity claims and relational and situational definitions . The study of ... gay men . The symmetry of the contest over sexuality may arise , in part ... gay and lesbian persons resemble one another in their strategies and their location ...
... gay / lesbian discourse con- sists of efforts to make sexual difference ... identity and their strategic consequences for public policy formation ... gay marriage narrowed the range of gay identity , en- hanced themes of gay / lesbian ...
... gay identity in formal deliberative debate . Beyond this , we recognize that different institutional environments distribute power in unequal ways ; they constitute diverse primary audiences and establish conflicting standards of ...
... sexual identity . In short , as philosopher Richard Mohr ( 1994 ) remarks , “ America seems to be at a turning point on gay issues ; it is now at least acceptable to inquire about these issues in public discussion " ( p . x ) . Although ...
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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 |