Antigay bias in role-model occupations / E. Gary Spitko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spitko, E. Gary, author.

Series:

Pennsylvania studies in human rights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay people--Employment--United States.

Gay people.

Discrimination in employment--United States.

Discrimination in employment.

Professional employees--Employment.

Professional employees.

Gay people--Employment--Law and legislation.

Gay people--Employment.

United States.

Gay people--Employment--Law and legislation--United States.

Discrimination in employment--Law and legislation--United States.

Discrimination in employment--Law and legislation.

Professional employees--Employment--United States.

Homophobia--United States.

Homophobia.

Gay people--United States--Identity.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Gay people--Identity.

Physical Description:

xii, 272 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]

Contents:

Exclusion from a public social space defined by qualities and values

Wielding employment discrimination against gay lawyers as a sword and shield

Defending the masculine identity of the military and its service members

Teaching that homosexuality is immoral

Representing the electorate's values

Promoting the all-American image of major league sports

Maintaining a distance between gay people and God in defense of greater orthodoxies

Conclusion: The importance of teaching the qualities and values of gay people.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-261) and index.

ISBN:

9780812248708

0812248708

OCLC:

945028831