Progay/Antigay: The Rhetorical War Over SexualitySAGE Publications, 03.02.2000 - 264 Seiten 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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... behaviors which reflect both that discov- ery and their inalienable right of choice . But ironically , their methodological anti - essentialism gives them a cer- tain freedom as scholars to put aside personal predilections and treat ...
... behavior fre- quently have been chronicled and assessed . Most of these published works analyze either progay or antigay advocates , or describe one partic- ular controversy . This valuable literature , on which our present study draws ...
... behavior which is pluralistic and dialectical ” ( p . 30 ) . In particular , Burke moves us toward the inter ... behavioral routines , and mate- rial cultures " ( McAdam , 1994 , pp . 45-46 ) . The development of such worlds , and the ...
... behavior . Our interpretation of the progay / antigay drama has also been influ- enced by several elements in rhetorical theorist Raymie McKerrow's ( 1989 ) concept of a critical rhetoric which examines " the dimensions of domination ...
... behaviors ) . The concept of issue culture ( the textual practices which become relatively fixed in discussion of a public question ) allows us to focus on language and social mobilization through the lens of ... behavior Introduction xix.
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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 |