School's Out : a comparative study of workplace sexuality through the experiences of gay and lesbian teachers in California and Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorWilliams, Christine L., 1959-en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGonzalez-Lopez, Gloriaen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberYoung, Michaelen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCarrington, Benen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCloud, Danaen
dc.creatorConnell, Catherine Elizabethen
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-02T17:18:54Zen
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-02T17:19:14Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:20:48Z
dc.date.available2010-12-02T17:18:54Zen
dc.date.available2010-12-02T17:19:14Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:20:48Z
dc.date.issued2010-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2010en
dc.date.updated2010-12-02T17:19:14Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation investigates the workplace experiences of gay and lesbian teachers. In-depth interviews and field observations were conducted with 51 teachers in Texas and in California, two states with different legal approaches to gay rights and worker rights. This comparative study highlights the importance of social, political, and cultural context in individual decision-making about sexual disclosure and performance, explores the consequences of "normalization" of LGBT experiences in the classroom, and addresses the role of identity politics in social change. By taking an intersectional approach to gay/lesbian identity construction, this dissertation considers how race, class, gender, and sexuality inequalities are expressed and reinforced in the experiences of gay and lesbian teachers.en
dc.description.departmentSociologyen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1040en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectTeachingen
dc.subjectGay/lesbianen
dc.subjectSexualitiesen
dc.subjectOccupationsen
dc.subjectIntersectionalityen
dc.subjectIdentity constructionen
dc.titleSchool's Out : a comparative study of workplace sexuality through the experiences of gay and lesbian teachers in California and Texasen
dc.type.genrethesisen

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