Heterosexism : an ethical challenge /
In this book, the authors show that the prevailing sexual ethic is no longer useful. This ethic presumes as ideal, a uniform morality based on a limited understanding of human sexuality. Heterosexism is revealed to be a system of prejudice that both grows out of and supports this ethic. It produces...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[1993]
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| Summary: | In this book, the authors show that the prevailing sexual ethic is no longer useful. This ethic presumes as ideal, a uniform morality based on a limited understanding of human sexuality. Heterosexism is revealed to be a system of prejudice that both grows out of and supports this ethic. It produces various forms of discrimination, particularly those against gay and lesbian people, that cannot be justified. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | x, 234 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-232) and index. |
| ISBN: | 079141695X 9780791416952 0791416968 9780791416969 |