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Summary:

Since the mid-1990s, there has been a seismic shift in attitudes toward gay and lesbian people, with a majority of Americans now supporting same-sex marriage and relations between same-sex, consenting adults. However, support for transgender individuals lags far behind; a significant majority of Americans do not support the right of transgender people to be free from discrimination in housing, employment, public spaces, health care, legal documents, and other areas. In this book, Melissa R. Michelson and Brian F. Harrison examine what tactics are effective in changing public opinion regarding.

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Just A Little Bit Of History Repeating: Definitions, Public Opinion, And The Issues
• 2. Identity Reassurance Theory: Encouragement, Acknowledgment, And Values
• 3. Finding The Path To Attitude Change On Transgender Rights
• 4. Gender Roles, Masculinity, And Support For Transgender Rights
• 5. Emotions And Moral Elevation
• 6. Feeling A Little Uncomfortable, And That's Okay
• 7. Transforming Prejudice From The Inside Out.

Author/Creator:

Michelson, Melissa R., 1969- , author

Contributors:

Harrison, Brian F. , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Transforming prejudice: identity, fear, and transgender rights [by Michelson, M.R.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Transforming prejudice [by Michelson, M.R.] (New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020] — ISBN 9780190068882; LCCN 2019056233)

Subjects:

Transgender people — United States — Public opinion

Transphobia — United States

Transgender people — Civil rights — United States

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on April 16, 2021).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

HQ77.965.U6 M53 2020eb

ISBNs:

9780190068912 (electronic book)
0190068914 (electronic book)
9780190068905 (electronic bk.)
0190068906 (electronic bk.)
9780190068882 (hardcover) [Invalid]
9780190068899 (paperback) [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 301139930

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2019056234

OCLC Numbers:

1140353281

Other Control Numbers:

EBC6129347 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp301139930