Coming Out in College the struggie for a queer identity 1st Edition by Robert Rhoads ISBN 9780313389917 0313389918

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 development of a group identity involves a degree of political investment. For some students, becoming political means adopting a queer persona. As one student noted, Queer is kind of an `in your face’ attitude toward heterosexism and homophobia. A primary focus of this book revolves around the notion of queer identity and how students engage as cultural workers seeking both campus and societal change.

Coming Out in College the struggie for a queer identity 1st Edition Table of contents:

I: Constructing Cultural Borders

1. The Struggle for Identity

2. Critical Postmodernism

3. The Study

II: Individuals within the Borders

4. The Closet and a Negative Existence

5. Coming Out in College

III: Cultural Borders and the Group

6. Cultural Workers and the Politics of Silencing

7. Culture/Subculture

IV: Redefining Cultural Borders

8. Identity and Socialization

9. Toward Communities of Difference

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