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This book highlights the strategic deployment of a straight identity by an LGBT organization. Cortese explores the ways in which activists strategically use a "straight" identity as a social movement tool in order to successfully achieve the movement objectives.
| List of Figures | p. ix |
| List of Tables | p. xi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Theory and Research Methods | p. 15 |
| Organizational Diversity in SAGA | p. 57 |
| God Is on Our Side: The Mission of SAGA | p. 87 |
| No Joking About the "S" in SAGA: "Straight" Strategy | p. 115 |
| Political Environments Shape Identity Deployment | p. 141 |
| Straight Ahead and Moving Forward | p. 173 |
| Appendix A | p. 183 |
| Appendix B | p. 187 |
| Appendix C | p. 189 |
| Appendix D | p. 191 |
| Notes | p. 193 |
| References | p. 195 |
| Index | p. 203 |
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ISBN: 9780415977012
ISBN-10: 0415977010
Series: New Approaches in Sociology: Studies in Social Inequality, Social Changes, And Social Justice
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 228
Published: 1st February 2006
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 22.86 x 15.24
x 1.91
Weight (kg): 0.43
Edition Number: 1
