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Autore: | Kantor Martin |
Titolo: | Homophobia [[electronic resource] ] : the state of sexual bigotry today / / Martin Kantor |
Pubblicazione: | Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2009 |
Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
Disciplina: | 306.76/6 |
Soggetto topico: | Homophobia - Psychological aspects |
Heterosexism - Psychological aspects | |
Homosexuality - History | |
Gays - Violence against | |
Paranoia | |
Toleration | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-182) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | General characteristics of homophobes (and other bigots) -- Models of homophobia -- Rationalizations of homophobia -- Homophobia in gays and lesbians (internalized or internal/self-homophobia) -- Heterophobia (excessive or false accusations of homophobia) -- The negative effect of homophobia on gays and lesbians -- Developmental and psychodynamic considerations -- Homophobia as an emotional disorder : paranoid homophobia -- Homophobia as an emotional disorder : passive-aggressive, or subtle, homophobia -- Homophobia as an emotional disorder : other forms -- Homophobic cognitive errors -- Other perspectives -- Helping homophobes become less homophobic -- Handling homophobes. |
Sommario/riassunto: | Ten years after he first brought us the book Homophobia, which laid bare the harsh realities and harmful effects of this sexual bigotry, psychiatrist Martin Kantor delves again into prejudice and discriminationÑeven flat-out acts of absolute hatredÑagainst gays in the United States. Have things changed? One might think so. Ten years ago Matthew Shephard was strung up to die on a fence because he was gay. But no such blatant hatred has made headlines here since the turn of the millennium. Ten years ago, Pat Robinson authored a book that assured lasting peace would only occur when a group includ |
Titolo autorizzato: | Homophobia |
ISBN: | 1-282-34151-0 |
9786612341519 | |
0-313-35926-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910455523203321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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