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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... strategies ; ( e ) the influence of context on the types of appeals produced in deliberating particular issues . With reference to the dynamic of adversarial influence , we conclude with rec- ommendations about how public debate over ...
... strategies of critique and education ( pp . 535 , 538 ) . We will explore subsequently how gay / lesbian and traditional- ist actors use identity constructs as weapons to achieve dominance . Even the grievances which movements seek to ...
... strategy is influenced by interactions among advocates of rival public policy positions . Rhetorician Celeste Condit ... strategic choices and persuasive appeals . Rhetorical critic Jeff Bass ( 1991 ) suggests that reactionary ...
... strategies employed by one side to persuade an audience influence the other's selection of strategies and appeals far ... strategy , point toward the uncharted territory in which adversarial supporters of particular public policies are ...
... strategic structure for the variant sexuality issue culture . Through the process of making public claims , tra- ditionalist and progay advocates strategically construct themselves , their relationships to their antagonists , and their ...
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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 |