Coming Out In College
Coming out is the process of acknowledging same-sex attractions to oneself and to others. It is both a personal and a public process. For many gay and bisexual students, college marks a pivotal point where for the first time they feel free to explore their same-sex attractions. This book is about the struggles students face in coming out. The focus is twofold: the experiences individuals face in coming to terms with their sexual identity and the process of developing a group identity. The...
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Describes the experiences of gay and bisexual male college students and their struggle to develop a positive sense of identity. Booknews Employing perspectives from critical and postmodern theory, pivots on the experience of nine male college students who identify themselves as gay, some out of the closet, some not, and others out some doors but not all. Explores the construction of cultural borders, individuals within the borders, cultural borders and the group, and redefining cultural borders. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Series ForewordKey CharactersIConstructing Cultural Borders11The Struggle for Identity32Critical Postmodernism233The Study41IIIndividuals within the Borders594The Closet and a Negative Existence615Coming Out in College77IIICultural Borders and the Group956Cultural Workers and the Politics of Silencing977Culture/Subculture121IVRedefining Cultural Borders1418Identity and Socialization1439Toward Communities of Difference163References177Index187
\ BooknewsEmploying perspectives from critical and postmodern theory, pivots on the experience of nine male college students who identify themselves as gay, some out of the closet, some not, and others out some doors but not all. Explores the construction of cultural borders, individuals within the borders, cultural borders and the group, and redefining cultural borders. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
