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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... opposition to one another to influence adher- ents , allies , opponents , bystanders , and government officials . This is a task appropriate for those who examine public persuasion through rhe- torical analysis . Progay / Antigay traces ...
... oppose gay / lesbian political ac- tion is no less a terminological minefield . A number of terms imply that re- ligion is the origin of antigay sentiment . Words such as " fundamentalist , " " evangelical , " and " new religious right ...
... oppose homosexual movements . However , such terms leave out opposition justified on secular grounds and suggest that religious opponents are merely a radical minority . The term " homo- phobe " to describe an individual who either ...
... opposition ( D'Emilio , 1983 , p . 58 ) . What emerged from the gay / lesbian exploitation of their political opportunity was , to borrow a concept from rhetorical critics Kathryn M. Olson and G. Thomas Goodnight ( 1994 ) , " an ...
... of hostility to homosexuality . Opposition to the current wave of such hostility is possible only because lesbians and gay men have developed a strong sense of identity plus communication networks through 6 PROGAY / ANTIGAY.
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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 |