| Description |
xxiii, 176 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Curriculum, cultures, and sexualities |
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Curriculum, cultures, and (homo)sexualities.
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| Contents |
Sexuality and theory -- Cautions on the subject -- Identity and the monolithic community -- The adolescent as abstinent heterosexual -- Local values and the open closet -- Public sex : the abstinence oath and secondary virginity -- Conclusion : curious alliance |
| Summary |
Sexuality remains a hotly debated subject, nowhere more so than in education. This book shows that discussions of sexuality and schooling can be simultaneously polarizing and democratizing. 'Disputing the Subject of Sex' considers controversies over sex, AIDS, and gay-inclusive multicultural education, which offer especially fruitful opportunities to explore the claims of various identities, the social aims of public schools, and the relation between schools and the publics they serve. These controversies help to show the kind of confused tumble of discourses, seemingly nonsensical policy decisions, and student resistance that are born of arguments over sexuality and community membership."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Paperback pub. 2007 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-171) and index |
| Subject |
Discrimination in education -- United States.
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Educational equalization -- United States.
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Homosexuality and education -- United States.
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Education and state -- United States.
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Sex instruction -- United States.
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Sex -- United States -- Sociological aspects.
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Public schools -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2005299963 |
| ISBN |
9780742526594 paperback |
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0742526593 paperback |
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0742526585 hardback |
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