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Szymanski, Dawn M.; Kashubeck-West, Susan; Meyer, Jill – Counseling Psychologist, 2008
This article provides an integrated critical review of the literature on internalized heterosexism/internalized homophobia (IH), its measurement, and its psychosocial correlates. It describes the psychometric properties of six published measures used to operationalize the construct of IH. It also critically reviews empirical studies on correlates…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Intimacy, Psychometrics, Homosexuality
Linnemeyer, Rachel McQuown – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Although social justice advocacy has increasingly been acknowledged as important in the field of psychology (e.g., Goodman et al., 2004; Toporek et al., 2006a, Vera & Speight, 2003), there is a dearth of empirical research examining social justice advocacy across graduate psychology students. This mixed-methods study examined demographic and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Graduate Students, Response Style (Tests), Sexual Orientation
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Friend, Jennifer; Caruthers, Loyce; McCarther, Shirley Marie – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2009
This theoretical paper explores the use of online journaling in an educational administration program to interrogate spaces of "otherness"--the geographical spaces of cities where poor children and children of color live--and the dangerous memories prospective administrators may have about diversity. The cultures of most educational administration…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Graduate Students, Educational Administration, Sexual Orientation
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Chesir-Teran, Daniel; Hughes, Diane – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
This study examined relationships between perceived heterosexism in high school policies and programs, social environments, and victimization rates among lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning (LGBQ) students. Secondary analyses of Internet survey data from a large cohort of LGBQ students (N = 2037; 76% male, 82% White; mean age = 16.07; 56% gay…
Descriptors: High Schools, Incidence, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality
Fossey, Richard; DeMitchell, Todd A.; Eckes, Suzanne – Education Law Association, 2007
Schools are experiencing an increased level of litigation about issues pertaining to sexual orientation. This monograph provides educators and attorneys with a comprehensive analysis of this litigation along with practical tips for avoiding lawsuits in this sensitive area. The monograph consists of six chapters and addresses the following topics:…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Public Schools, Court Litigation, Civil Rights
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Horn, Staccy S. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
This study investigated tenth- and twelfth-grade adolescents' (N less than or equal to 264) judgments about the acceptability of same-sex peers who varied in terms of their sexual orientation (straight, gay or lesbian) and their conformity to gender conventions or norms in regard to appearance and mannerisms or activity. Overall, the results of…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Adolescents, Sexual Orientation, Norms
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Taylor, Catherine A.; Sorenson, Susan B. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2007
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess community-based support for intervening on behalf of children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) and to determine what contextual and respondent characteristics are associated with that support. Method: An experimental vignette design was used in a random-digit-dial survey of six ethnic groups…
Descriptors: Weapons, Intervention, Family Violence, Employment Level
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Diorio, Joseph A. – Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education, 2006
Sexual self-identification is seen as a finding of oneself. Much of the literature on the victimization of sexual minority youth takes the underlying reality of sexual orientations as given, and then addresses the objectionable ways in which minority youth are treated. That is, sexual classifications are taken as real, whereas the social responses…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Homosexuality, Victims of Crime, Sexual Orientation
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Blumenfeld, Warren J. – Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education, 2006
Using the theoretical lenses of Erik Erikson, Burton Clark, and Sonia Nieto, the author highlights the case of Colgate University--a private liberal arts university in central New York State--to consider larger issues of institutional identity by investigating points of crises bringing to the surface opposing forces, which struggle, on one hand,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Sexual Orientation, Masculinity
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Herek, Gregory M. – American Psychologist, 2006
Whether and how civil society should recognize committed relationships between same-sex partners has become a prominent, often divisive, policy issue. The present article reviews relevant behavioral and social science research to assess the validity of key factual claims in this debate. The data indicate that same-sex and heterosexual…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Marriage, Family Environment, Sexual Orientation
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Macgillivray, Ian K.; Jennings, Todd – Journal of Teacher Education, 2008
This research analyzed the most widely used foundations of education textbooks for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) content. Because foundations of education coursework routinely introduces other diversity topics in education, the authors hold it is a good place to introduce LGBT topics. The ways in which LGBT topics are included in…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Stereotypes, Textbooks, Foundations of Education
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Beckstead, A. Lee; Morrow, Susan L. – Counseling Psychologist, 2004
Perspectives were gathered of 50 Mormon individuals who had undergone counseling to change their sexual orientation. The data were analyzed using the constant comparative method and participant verification, thereby developing a grounded theory. A model emerged that depicted participants' intrapersonal and interpersonal motivations for seeking…
Descriptors: Therapy, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Religious Cultural Groups
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Tozer, Erinn E.; Hayes, Jeffrey A. – Counseling Psychologist, 2004
This study examined the potential influence of religiosity, sexual orientation identity development, and internalized homonegativity on the propensity to seek conversion therapy to change one's sexual orientation. An Internet sample of 76 women and 130 men who were gay-identified, lesbian-identified, same-sex attracted, and "questioning" was…
Descriptors: Therapy, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality
Cuyjet, Michael J., Ed.; Howard-Hamilton, Mary F., Ed.; Cooper, Diane L., Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2011
As the diversity of the students on campus increases, the importance for everyone in authority to understand students' distinct cultures and how they perceive institutions, and equally, to understand their own privilege, and often unconscious cultural assumptions, has never been greater. This book presents a comprehensive set of resources to guide…
Descriptors: Social Justice, College Students, Race, Discussion
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Gahagan, Jacqueline; Rehman, Laurene; Barbour, Laura; McWilliam, Susan – Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth, 2007
Despite the increasing numbers of young Canadian females becoming infected with HIV through heterosexual transmission with an infected male sexual partner, the majority of current HIV prevention programs and services in Canada continue to ignore the needs of young heterosexual males. This research is derived from 30 in-depth interviews, 9 focus…
Descriptors: Prevention, Focus Groups, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Confidentiality
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