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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Main Authors: Jung, Patricia Beattie (Author), Smith, Ralph F., 1950-1994 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: 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.
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