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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... progay / antigay conflict as a process of collision in which mul- tiple symbolic worlds are created and reconstructed when progay and antigay advocates strive in opposition to one another to influence adher- ents , allies , opponents ...
... gay people and their opponents - who they are and what they want - do not exist prior to communication , but come into existence through their rhetorical acts . Our approach which stresses the rhetorical development of ... PROGAY / ANTIGAY.
... progay / antigay drama has also been influ- enced by several elements in rhetorical theorist Raymie McKerrow's ( 1989 ) concept of a critical rhetoric which ... progay , we find such purposes entirely congenial . xvi PROGAY / ANTIGAY.
... progay / antigay conflict , we strive to limit ourselves to the premises that ( a ) all constructions of meaning are contingent results of historical circumstances and ( b ) constructions of re- ality as they exist are inevitably in the ...
... gay men . The symmetry of the contest over sexuality may arise , in part , from the similarities of oppo- nents . With respect to the United States , some analysts have suggested that groups working for and against ... 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 |