Includes bibliographical references (p. -241) and index.
The Existing Climate of K-12 Classrooms Sources of Opposition to Sexuality and LGBT Rights in the Schools The Family - Psychoanalytical, Anarchist, and Materialist Readings Identity Politics - Limits of Postmodernism and Queer Theory The Socialist Feminist Message: Sexuality, Work, and Liberation Building Effective Educational and Resistance Movements in K-12 Classrooms.
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In the 1960s, activists and authors applied Marxist analysis to issues of sexuality and the family. Instead of focusing solely on personal identity, these activist scholars argued that sexuality was directly related to economic factors such as labor, health care, and education. This book seeks to revive dialectical materialist interpretations of sexuality, relevant to K-12 settings and society. Issues addressed include: LGBTQ community and history, gender-based harassment and bullying, sexuality and the curriculum, ideological origins of homophobia, theories of the family (conservative, psychoanalytical, anarchist, materialist), critiques of postmodernism, socialist feminism, and activist tactics/strategies for organizing in K-12 settings. (source: Nielsen Book Data)