Affirmation, Care Ethics, and Lgbt Identity
Tim R. Johnston
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Description for Affirmation, Care Ethics, and Lgbt Identity
Hardback. Num Pages: 114 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 283.
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.
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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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
114
Condition
New
Number of Pages
107
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137594082
SKU
V9781137594082
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99-15
About Tim R. Johnston
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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