Using Queer Theory to Explore Lesbian College Students' Multiple Dimensions of Identity

Autor/inn/en	Abes, Elisa S.; Kasch, David
Titel	Using Queer Theory to Explore Lesbian College Students' Multiple Dimensions of Identity
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Development, 48 (2007) 6, S.619-636 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0897-5264
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); College Students; Social Class; Student Attitudes; Homosexuality; Student Development; Theories; Self Concept; Religion; Student Personnel Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Schülerverhalten; Homosexualität; Theory; Theorie; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	By introducing queer theory to Abes and Jones's (2004) constructivist narrative inquiry of lesbian college students' perceptions of their multiple identities, we retell the developmental narrative of one participant's negotiation of her sexuality, religion, gender, and social class. This queer retelling of a developmental story shows how identities are constantly forming and reforming and challenges heteronormative assumptions underlying student development theory, including the construct of self-authorship. We propose a fluid perspective on student development that accounts for lesbian college students' resistance of heteronormative structures. We also encourage student affairs practice that centers lesbian college students' agency and resistance. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10