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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480296103321

Autore

Smith Ralph R

Titolo

Progay/antigay [[electronic resource] ] : the rhetoric war over sexuality / / Ralph R. Smith and Russel R. Windes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2000

ISBN

1-322-41777-6

0-7619-1646-6

1-4522-6372-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

Rhetoric and society ; ; v. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

WindesRussel R <1930-> (Russel Rayl)

Disciplina

306.766

Soggetti

Homosexuality

Homosexuality - Public opinion

Gay rights

Rhetoric

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-226) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction: Public Policy Debate About Variant Sexuality; Chapter 1 - Emergence of the Variant Sexuality Issue Culture; Chapter 2 - Analysis of Communication in Contests Over Variant Sexuality; Chapter 3 - Appeals in Progay and Traditionalist Discourses; Chapter 4 - Antagonistic Construction of Identity and Conflict; Chapter 5 - Debate Within Communities; Chapter 6 - Same-Sex Marriage: A Case Study; Chapter 7 - Criticism of the Variant Sexuality Issue Culture; References; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Progay/Antigay examines how the progay movement has moved toward an essentialist, non-sexual identity, while the antigay traditionalists have shifted towards secular public self-representation.