Critical and Poststructural Perspectives on Sexual Identity Formation

Denton, Jr.

doi:10.1002/ss.20175

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“…Yet, as seen in the themes collected through this literature review, increased scholarship on QPOC students can also illuminate how these individuals experience belonging, resilience, and success. In articulating the need for QPOC research, Denton (2016) wrote, “Campus cultures around race and sexuality affect the way students feel comfortable identifying or feel safe to explore their identities. Educators can shape those dynamics and support students on the margins of campus cultures” (p. 65).…”

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Queer and of color: A systematic literature review on queer students of color in higher education scholarship.

Durán

2019

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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Although the scholarship on queer students has started to increase in recent decades, a shortage of literature exists that examines the lives of collegians who identify as both queer and people of color. Queer students of color face increased marginalization as a result of their multiple oppressed identities, warranting further investigation by higher education scholars. This article presents a systematic literature review on studies centering queer collegians of color, synthesizing 68 pieces of scholarship in total. In addition to extracting common themes from the extant literature, this article also describes critical and poststructural theories that have been utilized by higher education researchers to understand the experiences of queer students of color including quare theory, intersectionality, and queer of color critique. Themes from this literature review showcase queer collegians of color and their experiences in coming out, finding sources of support, navigating campus environments, and encountering a lack of resources on campus. This article concludes with potential future directions for this line of inquiry, encouraging scholars to further engage in research alongside queer students of color.

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Queer and of color: A systematic literature review on queer students of color in higher education scholarship.

Durán

2019

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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“…Traditionally, intersectionality has been utilized as a framework for interpreting how multiple social identities and social positions influence and inform one another (Collins, 2000;Crenshaw, 1991;Diamond & Butterworth, 2008;Stewart & McDermott, 2004). Denton (2016) defines intersectionality as "various forms of oppression such as sexism, racism, and heterosexism are interconnected, define, and perpetuate each other" (p. 61). The researcher explained that higher education researchers have increasingly used intersectionality to understand college students.…”

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Perceptions of Subtle Sexism in the Higher Education Workplace

Carroll¹

2020

Proceedings of the 2020 AERA Annual Meeting

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The purpose of this study was to determine how higher education administrators, faculty, and staff are able to identify subtle sexism, and indicate how they perceive it in the higher education workplace. Past research has also shown micro-aggressions lead to hostility and uncertainty in the workplace (Swim et al., 1995(Swim et al., , 1997Tougas et al., 1995). The design of this study does not allow for casual inference but data from the pilot study indicate that contemporary sexism in the workplace impacts men, women, and theLGBTQ community.This was a mixed methods study that included a survey and one-onone interviews. There were a total of 232 participants and 12 one-on-one interviews. The majority of participants were heterosexual, white women. Three new measures of sexism were identified during data analysis: attitudes and behaviors of sexism (Historic Sexism Scale and Contemporary Sexism Scale) and identifying cases of subtle sexism ("man to woman" cases across the five scenarios on the Gender Neutral Sexism Scenarios).Quantitative results indicated that women identified more instances of sexism than men.Overall, participants did not strongly identify instances of subtle sexism. Additional research is needed to determine the results. Interview participants indicated that trainings and professional development regarding appropriate behavior and language in the workplace are needed in order for employees to understand and recognize subtle sexism. iv DEDICATIONTo my grandfather, Dr. Kenneth Carroll, for always encouraging me to challenge myself and reach for the stars. You are my inspiration and the reason that I am the first Carroll woman to earn my doctorate.To my niece Savannah Paige and for all of the little girls out there. May all of your dreams come true -you can do anything that you put your mind to. v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This dissertation would not have been possible without the tremendous support and guidance that I received from my dissertation committee. Thank you all for believing in me even when I didn't believe in myself. To my dissertation chair, Dr. Joseph DuCette, thank you for mentoring me and working with me on this project for the last three years. I have grown comfortable with data and statistics because of your patience and expertise. To my faculty advisor and committee member, Dr. James Earl Davis, thank you for all of the encouragement, positive thinking, and wisdom that you have shared with me for the last five years. I have grown to love theory because you have taught me to appreciate it. To Dr. Laura Pendergast, thank you for challenging me to be the best researcher that I can be and for exploring this topic with me from the beginning.Your support and advice has motivated me to continue with a career in research. Dr. Janice Laurence, thank you for agreeing to part of the journey and for sharing your expertise and knowledge with me.To Lawrence, thank you for your support and feedback regarding the survey and the study itself. I appreciate all of your advice.To my husband Jeremy, thank you ...

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“…Another important critique of Erikson's theories has been their oversimplistic and linear approach to development as a function of integration (Abes et al, 2019). These critiques, among others, have resulted in substantial movement in higher education research away from psychosocial perspectives and into more critical and poststructural epistemologies that emphasize the complexity of identity and the major role of power structures in influencing how different student populations develop (Denton, 2016). That said, integration is worthy of study because students experience tension, dissonance, and crisis throughout their life journeys.…”

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