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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsTies That Bind: Familial Homophobia and Its Consequencesby Sarah Schulman
Synopses & ReviewsBook News Annotation:Schulman (English, City U. of New York, College of Staten Island), a
playwright, novelist, activist, and social critic, considers the
nature and consequences of familial homophobia, how homophobia
originates with the family, and how this enables it in other
relationships and society in general. She identifies how and why
familial homophobia operates, how it manifests, how therapy is
unsuccessful in addressing it, and how it can be changed, in addition
to discussing gay marriage. There is no index or bibliography.
Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Although acceptance of difference is on the rise in America, its the rare gay or lesbian person who has not been demeaned because of his or her sexual orientation, and this experience usually starts at home, among family members. Whether they are excluded from family love and approval, expected to accept second-class status for life, ignored by mainstream arts and entertainment, or abandoned when intervention would make all the difference, gay people are routinely subjected to forms of psychological and physical abuse unknown to many straight Americans. “Familial homophobia,” as prizewinning writer and professor Sarah Schulman calls it, is a phenomenon that until now has not had a name but that is very much a part of life for the LGBT community. In the same way that Susan Brownmillers Against Our Will transformed our understanding of rape by moving the stigma from the victim to the perpetrator, Schulmans Ties That Bind calls on us to recognize familial homophobia. She invites us to understand it not as a personal problem but a widespread cultural crisis. She challenges us to take up our responsibilities to intervene without violating families, community, and the state. With devastating examples, Schulman clarifies how abusive treatment of homosexuals at home enables abusive treatment of homosexuals in other relationships as well as in society at large. Ambitious, original, and deeply important, Schulmans book draws on her own experiences, her research, and her activism to probe this complex issue—still very much with us at the start of the twenty-first century—and to articulate a vision for a more accepting world. About the AuthorSarah Schulman is the author of nine novels, four nonfiction books, and numerous plays. A recipient of a Guggenheim and a Fulbright, Schulman is a professor of English at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island, and a fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
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