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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... Symbolic action in these scenes of public policy formation on variant sex- uality constitutes our general subject . Elements of the controversy over the regulation of sexual behavior fre- quently have been chronicled and assessed . Most ...
... symbolic worlds are created and reconstructed when progay and antigay advocates strive in opposition to one another to influence adher- ents , allies , opponents , bystanders , and government officials . This is a task appropriate for ...
... symbolic boundaries : " What appears to be a difference is rein- terpreted , discovered to be little more than a distinction rooted in power or a move in a rhetorical game " ( Wolfe , 1992 , p . 310 ) . Throughout our analysis of the ...
... Symbolic framing involves imposing interpretive schemata which simplify and condense experience by " selec- tively punctuating and encoding objects , situations , events , experiences , and sequences of actions with one's present or ...
... symbolic action . Therefore , we have attempted to discipline our own preferences among these claims and their political consequences . Our emphasis on the symbolic construc- tion of reality , however , makes us skeptical of claims ...
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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 |