Over time, two competing narratives have emerged to represent the experiences of LGBTQ youth, emphasizing either significant improvement or continued victimization and marginalization. This volume examines those conflicting narratives as they play out in educational settings, both formal and informal. Particular emphasis is placed on LGBTQ youths' own expressions and representations, revealing the extent to which both oppression and opportunity interact to influence their still-emergent identities. Coming of age at the tail end of the culture wars , these young people are situated within layers of influence across family, peers, schools, communities, and media. The simultaneous, fluid contexts of opportunity and oppression that LGBTQ youth negotiate are highlighted throughout this book in the youths' own words, which often reveal a level of epistemological complexity that their elders would be wise to consider.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang
ISBN-13
9781433106729
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115953745
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Social Work, Developmental Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychology
Author
Corrine C. Bertram, M. Sue Crowley, Sean G. Massey
Publication Name
Beyond Progress and Marginalization: Lgbtq Youth in Educational Contexts
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Psychology
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
316 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
230mm
Item Width
160mm
Volume
48
Item Weight
650g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Adolescent Cultures, School & Society
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Sean G. Massey, Corrine C. Bertram, M. Sue Crowley