Affirmation, Care Ethics, and LGBT Identity

AvTim R. Johnston

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

In this book, Johnston argues that affirmation is not only encouragement or support, but also the primary mechanism we use to form our identities and create safe spaces. Using the work of feminist care ethics and the thinking of French philosopher Henri Bergson to examine responses to school bullying and abuses faced by LGBT older adults, he provides the theoretical analysis and practical tools LGBT people and their allies need to make all spaces, public and private, spaces in which we can live openly as members of the LGBT community.With its combination of philosophical theory and on-the-ground activist experience, this text will be useful to anyone interested in philosophy, women’s and gender studies, psychology, aging, geriatrics, and LGBT activism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-06-11
Mått:148 x 210 x 14 mm
Vikt:278 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:107
Upplaga:2016
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137594082

Utforska kategorier

HBTQ+ inom Samhälle och politik
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Diskriminering och rättvisa inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Tim R. Johnston, PhD is the Assistant Director of Social Enterprise and Training for SAGE (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders), the nation’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to GLBT older adults. He is responsible for overseeing SAGE’s national cultural competency training program.

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"Affirmation, Care Ethics, and LGBT Identity is a timely and original contribution to ethical philosophy, feminist theory, and LGBT studies. Johnston's argument for affirmation as an ethical obligation is an important contribution to addressing the seemingly disparate problems of bullying and care for the elderly." - Ellen Feder, William Fraser McDowell Professor of Philosophy and Social Policy, American University "This book explores the need for affirmation as experienced by members of two different LGBT cohorts. The author combines theory and practice by drawing on philosophy, ethics, first-hand reports and popular culture examples. Significantly, the project adopts a life course perspective, which makes a strong and innovative contribution to the field. Moreover, it is a brave work, offering solutions to complex and pressing issues." - Justine McGovern, Assistant Professor, Lehman College, USA

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: The Need for Affirming Spaces .- Chapter One: Affirmation and Care Ethics .- Chapter Two: Embodied Memory and Fluid Mobility .- Chapter Three: Affirmation and Adolescent Bullying. - Chapter Four: LGBT Aging and Elder Abuse .- Conclusion .- Works Cited.