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Sexualidades ameaçadoras: religião e homofobia(s) em discursos evangélicos conservadores
03 Aug 2009-Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad: Revista Latinoamericana (Centro Latino-Americano em Sexualidade e Direitos Humanos)-Iss: 2, pp 121-161
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored articulations between religious perceptions of the sexual diversity and collective fears unleashed by cultural transformations linked to LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bissexual and Transsexuals) recognition and visibility in the contemporary society.
Abstract: Este artigo versa sobre respostas religiosas a diversidade sexual de segmentos religiosos conservadores. Analisa articulacoes entre percepcoes religiosas da diversidade sexual e medos coletivos desencadeados pelas transformacoes culturais ligadas ao reconhecimento e visibilidade LGBT no cenario contemporâneo, partindo de material etnografico bastante heterogeneo, composto por textos e artigos recolhidos atraves de um mapeamento de midia impressa evangelica, sites religiosos na Internet, posicionamentos oficiais e outros documentos, coletados entre os anos de 2007 e 2008. A luz de discussao teorica sobre a discriminacao que incide sobre gays e lesbicas, o artigo desenvolve uma reflexao sobre as relacoes contemporâneas entre religioes cristas, diversidade sexual e formas de homofobia, atraves da analise de discursos religiosos que circulam na esfera publica a respeito de direitos LGBT e politicas publicas voltadas as minorias sexuais. Problematiza a construcao de uma personagem homossexual como individuo perigoso e aponta dinâmicas de estigmatizacao que produz sujeitos de segunda categoria. Palavras-chave: diversidade sexual; homossexualidade; evangelicos; homofobia; direitos humanos Sexualidades amenazadoras: religion y homofobia(s) en discursos evangelicos conservadores Este articulo versa sobre respuestas religiosas la la diversidad cultural por parte de segmentos religiosos conservadores. Analiza articulaciones entre percepciones religiosas de la diversidad sexual y miedos colectivos desencadenados por las transformaciones culturales ligadas al reconocimiento y visibilidad LGBT en la escena contemporanea, partiendo de material etnografico bastante heterogeneo, compuesto por textos y articulos recogidos a partir de un mapeo de medios impresos evangelicos, sites religiosos en internet, posicionamientos oficiales y otros documentos, colectados entre los anos 2007 y 2008. A la luz de la discusion teorica sobre la discriminacion que incide sobre gays y lesbianas, el articulo desarrolla una reflexion sobre las relaciones contemporaneas entre religiones cristianas, diversidad sexual y formas de homofobia, a traves del analisis de discursos religiosos que circulan en la esfera publica respecto de los derechos LGBT y politicas publicas orientadas a las minorias sexuales. El texto problematiza la construccion de un personaje homosexual como individuo peligroso, y senala dinamicas de estigmatizacion que producen sujetos de segunda categoria. Palabras clave: diversidad sexual; homosexualidad; cultos evangelicos; homofobia; derechos humanos Threatening sexualities: religion and homophobia(s) in conservative evangelical discourses Religious responses to the sexual diversity of religious conservative segment is the main subject of this article. It explores articulations between religious perceptions of the sexual diversity and collective fears unleashed by cultural transformations linked to LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bissexuals and Transsexuals) recognition and visibility in the contemporary scenario, analyzing heterogeneous ethnographic material composed by texts and articles, gathered through a map of printed gospel media, religious websites, official positions and other documents collected between 2007 and 2008. By the light of theoretical discussion on discrimination that affects gays and lesbians, our aim is to develop a reflection on the contemporary relations between Christian religions, sexual diversity and homophobia, through the analysis of the religious discourse about sexual minorities” rights and politics in the public sphere. The analisys points to the construction of the homosexual as a dangerous person and reveals a dynamic of stigmatization and diminishing of these citizens. Keywords: sexual diversity; homosexuality; evangelical Christians; homophobia; human rights
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TL;DR: The third edition of Folk Devils and Moral Panics as mentioned in this paper is the most recent edition of the book, which revisited the theory of moral panic and explored the way in which the concept has been used.
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TL;DR: In this paper, three theories have been proposed: grassroots, elite-engineered, and interest group theories to explain moral panics, i.e., substantial numbers of the members of societies are subject to intense feelings of concern about a given threat which a sober assessment of the evidence suggests is either nonexistent or considerably less than would be expected from the concrete harm posed by the threat.
Abstract: Social problems may fruitfully be looked at as constructed phenomena, that is, what constitutes a problem is the concern that segments of the public feel about a given condition. From the constructionist perspective, that concern need not bear a close relationship with the concrete harm or damage that the condition poses or causes. At times, substantial numbers of the members of societies are subject to intense feelings of concern about a given threat which a sober assessment of the evidence suggests is either nonexistent or considerably less than would be expected from the concrete harm posed by the threat. Such over-heated periods of intense concern are typically short-lived. In such periods, which sociologists refer to as “moral panics,” the agents responsible for the threat—“folk devils”—are stereotyped and classified as deviants. What accounts for these outbreaks or episodes of moral panics? Three theories have been proposed: grassroots, elite-engineered, and interest group theories. Moral panics are...
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