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Gay in middle America : one town's struggle with religion and bigotry
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An excellent sociological case study, this ABC News program examines the plight of Michael Shackelford, a 17-year-old homosexual struggling for acceptance in small-town Oklahoma. The video outlines...
An excellent sociological case study, this ABC News program examines the plight of Michael Shackelford, a 17-year-old homosexual struggling for acceptance in small-town Oklahoma. The video outlines the development of Shackelford's situation: his early awareness of his sexual orientation, his inability to conform and placate his mother, the attention he receives in a Washington Post article, and the subsequent media abuse he and his church endure as a result. Complex and surprising in its observations-especially those concerning Shackelford's Bible Belt community-the program sheds light on America's increasingly troublesome cultural divisions.
Details
- Creator
- ABC News Productions
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2006], c2005
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (22 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781421332352
- OCLC
- ocn709671567
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Apr. 29, 2006.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Closed-captioned.
- Homosexuality in the Bible Belt (5:08) -- The Experience of Being Gay in a Bible Belt Community (2:52) -- Anti-Gay Protest in Sand Springs (5:34) -- Community Supports Gay Teen (6:02)