{"product_id":"dont-be-so-gay-9780774823272","title":"Dont Be So Gay","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQueer students speak out in a book that seeks to address the problem of homophobic bullying in schools.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis thoughtfully written book could serve as a primer for those seeking to make schools a truly welcoming and safe place for all of their students. Short does a first-rate job of connecting policy, law, practice, and the day-to-day lives of students who are dealing with bullying and rejection by their peers, particularly with regard to their sexual orientation and their perceived-to-be-nonconforming behaviors. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -- H M Miller, Mercy College * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eThe book is informed by interviews with queer teens in the Toronto area, as well as interviews with the handful of administrative idealists scattered through the educational system. Conditions for queer teens may be better than they were two generations ago, but they cannot be said to be good, save in highly atypical refuges; that said, progress is possible, Short argues. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eParticipants: Schools, Students, and Teachers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: Navigating Safe and Equitable Schools\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Safe Schools: The Struggle for Control and the Quest for Social Justice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 How Schools Conceptualize Safety: Control, Security, Equity, Social Justice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Not Keeping a Straight Face: Heteronormativity and the Hidden Curriculum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Obstacles to the Implementation of Equity Policies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 The Long Arm of the Law? Mapping (Other) Normative Orders in Youth Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Barriers to the Effectiveness of State Law\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003eIndex","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404926067031,"sku":"9780774823272","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dont-be-so-gay-9780774823272","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}