Authenticating Sexual Diversity in School: Examining Sociolinguistic Constructions of Young People's Sexual Identities

Autor/in	Sauntson, Helen
Titel	Authenticating Sexual Diversity in School: Examining Sociolinguistic Constructions of Young People's Sexual Identities
Quelle	In: Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 15 (2016) 1, S.17-31 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-8458
DOI	10.1080/15348458.2016.1113812
Schlagwörter	Sex Education; Sexual Orientation; Sexual Identity; Social Bias; Homosexuality; Student Experience; Adolescents; Urban Areas; Foreign Countries; Semi Structured Interviews; Language Usage; Sociolinguistics; Identification (Psychology); United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Sexuelle Orientierung; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Homosexualität; Studienerfahrung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Urban area; Stadtregion; Ausland; Sprachgebrauch; Soziolinguistik; Großbritannien
Abstract	Recent research into sexuality and education shows that homophobia is particularly prevalent and problematic in schools. However, little of this work has drawn on linguistic frameworks. This article uses the tactics of intersubjectivity framework to examine how a group of LGB-identified young people understand their sexuality identities in relation to the secondary school context. The application of this framework offers deeper insights into sexual orientation and education than can be gained from thematic analysis alone and can contribute towards developing understandings of sexual diversity issues in schools. The framework is applied to interview data in which young LGB people talk about their school experiences. Findings show that in the schools attended by the young LGB people, they have experienced a state of pervasive illegitimation surrounding LGB identities. The participants express a desire for this perceived institutional "illegitimation" to be replaced by "authorisation" using a range of "authentication" strategies. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01