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…Slavs, were targeted for slave labor, and as a result, almost two million perished. Homosexuals and others deemed "anti-social" were also persecuted and often murdered. In addition, thousands of political and religious dissidents such as communists…

…" to label and separate off the insane, the delinquent, the hysteric, and the homosexual. For Foucault, one focus of interest therefore concerns the way in which various civil institutions, such as the prison, the asylum, and the clinic, serve the state…

…, everyday types of deviance, such as homosexuality, prostitution, and juvenile delinquency, the labelling theorists have totally ignored a more dangerous and malevolent type of deviance, what Liazos himself terms covert institutional violence. He suggests…

…, everyday types of deviance, such as homosexuality, prostitution, and juvenile delinquency, the labelling theorists have totally ignored a more dangerous and malevolent type of deviance, what Liazos himself terms covert institutional violence. He suggests…

…and morality. However, positivists argue it is flawed because it is based on prejudice and value judgments. Homosexuality in some societies is considered unnatural so is immoral. Similarly it is morally wrong to kill yet in certain circumstances there are exceptions…

…and homosexual relationships. It also forced the opposition to change its strategy from a total ban to a fear-based, abstinence-only sex education. (Crasnow, 2001) The Christianity viewpoint is the dominating opposition. It is usually associated with a right-wing…

…. Heineman is not saying lesbian mothers inherently raise children with unhealthy sexual characteristics; however, evidence proves that youth raised by homosexual parents often receive conflicting messages about sexuality, no matter how well the parents raise…

…is still confused about his career in dancing as the tradition states that boys do not fit in the world of dance unless they are homosexual. However, Debbie encourages him that "Plenty of boys do ballet you know...nobody around here, but plenty of men do" where…

…to the AIDS crisis has been a mandatory nation-wide testing that resulted in forced incarceration for anyone who tested positive for the HIV virus. In addition, Castro is also known for imprisoning homosexuals and transsexuals as “undesirables”. All…

…and in remembrance of her late husband that killed himself when Blanche discovered his homosexuality is the use of the polka music. The music itself represents a higher society or upbringing but the story behind her husband's death is a sharp contrast to the music…