Overcoming Heterosexism and Homophobia: Strategies That Work

by James Sears, Walter Williams

Overview

Providing strategies fhat can be adopted by educators, counselors, community activists and leaders, and those working in the lesbian and gay community, the contributors discuss role-playing exercises, suggestions for beginning a dialogue, methods of "coming out" effectively to family members and coworkers, and outlines for workshops.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231104227
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	07/03/1997
Series:	Between Men - between Women Series
Pages:	470
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

James T. Sears is professor of curriculum studies at the University of South Carolina.

Walter L. Williams is professor of anthropology and gender studies at the University of Southern California.

Editorial Reviews

Teachers, college instructors, and workshop leaders working in classroom settings; and social scientists working in grassroots multicultural communities and socioeconomic institutions, recount their findings about which techniques do and do not work in changing homophobic attitudes, and what mistakes they have found to avoid. Some of the topics are Asian Americans in southern California, support groups for nongay spouses, open conversations in senior-high English, a training model for beginning counselors, the Episcopal Church, and the media. One of the 36 essays has been previously published. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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