ERIC Number: EJ840318
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 22
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The Experiencing, Negotiation, Breaking, and Remaking of Gender Rules and Regulations by Queer Youth
Blackburn, Mollie V.
Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education, v4 n2 p33-54 2007
Earlier research positioned queer students as victims, and more recent scholarship positions them as agents. This study works to recognize and learn from the multiple subject positions of these youth by documenting subtleties regarding the experiences and negotiations of gender rules and regulations. When youth claim multiple subject positions, they are better able to identify, name, and work against oppression. Educators need to strive to make schools spaces where all students can engage in story lines that position them, and in which they position themselves, in multiple and variable ways so that they are more able to work for social change. (Contains 6 notes.)
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Social Attitudes, Gender Issues, Social Bias, Educational Environment, High School Students, Middle School Students, Social Change, Student Attitudes, Violence, Peer Relationship, Teacher Responsibility, School Culture
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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