Irreconcilable Differences? [[electronic resource] ] : Intellectual Stalemate in the Gay Rights Debate

• Autore: Caramagno Thomas C
• Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, : ABC-CLIO, 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.906640973
• Soggetto topico: Gay rights; Homosexuality -- Religious aspects; Homosexuality
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; 1 The New Cold War; 2 Group Affiliations and Post-Consensus Politics; Part One: Religious and Sexual Diversity; 3 Religious Views: Past and Present; 4 Biblical Scholarship: Texts, Errors, and Methods; 5 Textual Ambiguities and the Scriptures; 6 The Theological Meaning of Sex; Part Two: Science and Uncertainty; 7 The Etiology of Homosexuality: Biology and/or Culture?; 8 Diversity within Diversity: Postmodern Sexual Identities; 9 Define ""Illness"": Rival Theories of Pathology and ""Ex-Gay"" Ministries; Part Three: Politics and Sexual Diversity; 10 Demonizing the Enemy ; 11 Gay Bashing and Social Control12 Pluralism versus Dogma: Public Spaces and Private Beliefs; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T
• Sommario/riassunto: In recent years, pro-gay and anti-gay rights activists have engaged in a struggle to sway public opinion in their favor through the use of ideologically charged rhetoric in an effort to win support from an undecided public. The author contends, however, that the debate is stalemated precisely because each side stereotypes and pathologizes the other's perspective, thereby becoming perfect enemies divided on every issue and with such intensity that consensus seems nearly impossible. Providing a panoramic view of both perspectives, this unique book traces the contested issues to fundamental conce
• Titolo autorizzato: Irreconcilable Differences
• ISBN: 1-282-57339-X; 9786612573392; 0-313-39043-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456368903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II