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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... SOCIETY edited by Herbert W. Simons Temple University EDITORIAL BOARD Michael Billig Department of Social Sciences , Loughborough University Carole Blair Department of American Studies , University of California , Davis Richard H. Brown ...
... WINDES Progay / Antigay The Rhetorical War Over Sexuality Rhetoric Society Sage Publications , Inc. International Educational and Professional Publisher Thousand Oaks London New Delhi Copyright © 2000 by Sage Publications , Inc. All rights.
... society ; v . 4 ) Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-7619-1646-6 ( cloth : alk . paper ) —ISBN 0-7619-1647-4 ( pbk .: alk . paper ) 1. Homosexuality . 2. Homosexuality - Public opinion . 3. Gay rights . 4. Rhetoric ...
... Society series for Sage with a view that a Burkeian approach to rhetoric , a “ globalized ” rhetoric , as it's been called , was the perfect complement to so much that has been happening in the academy recently under the rubrics of ...
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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 |
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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 |