Standing Out, Standing Together - The Social and Political Impact of Gay-Straight Alliances

Zusatztext 'This is the first book to document the history and contemporary social relevance of the GSA movement; it is well written and highly informative and will be of great interest to sociologists, students, teachers and activists.' - Gender and Education Informationen zum Autor Melinda Miceli is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Hartford Zusammenfassung Standing Out, Standing Together documents the emergence of gay straight alliances in public schools across America - from factors that have contributed to the relatively rapid spread of GSA to those that stirred controversy and posed roadblocks. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction THE PERSONAL AND THE POLITICAL; Chapter 1 ONE GAY—STRAIGHT ALLIANCES; Chapter 2 TWO IN THE TRENCHES; Chapter 3 THREE “WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE”; Chapter 4 FOUR A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS; Chapter 5 FIVE CAUGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS; Chapter 6 SIX MAKING HEADLINES; Chapter 7 SEVEN THE BATTLES CONTINUE; Chapter 8 EIGHT HARNESSING THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL POWER OF THE GSA MOVEMENT; REFERENCES; NOTES; Index;

Product details

• Authors: Melinda Miceli, Miceli Melinda
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.09.2005
• EAN: 9780415950916
• ISBN: 978-0-415-95091-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Educational strategies & policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, Educational strategies and policy, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy