Gender Variance on Campus: A Critical Analysis of Transgender Voices

Autor/in	Mintz, Lee M.
Titel	Gender Variance on Campus: A Critical Analysis of Transgender Voices
Quelle	(2011), (171 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, University of California, San Diego
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1248-3884-7
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Critical Theory; Feminism; Campuses; Criticism; Classification; College Students; Interviews; Academic Achievement; Social Attitudes; Sexual Identity; Student Experience; Race; Theories; Identification; Gender Issues + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Kritische Theorie; Feminismus; Kritik; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Collegestudent; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schulleistung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Studienerfahrung; Rasse; Abstammung; Theory; Theorie; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Geschlechterfrage
Abstract	Transgender college students face discrimination, harassment, and oppression on college and university campuses; consequently leading to limited academic and social success. Current literature is focused on describing the experiences of transgender students and the practical implications associated with attempting to meet their needs (Beemyn, 2005; Beemyn, Curtis, Davis, & Tubbs, 2005). This study examined the perceptions of transgender inclusion, ways in which leadership structures or entities include/exclude transgender students, and effects of inclusive/exclusive language on transgender students through student's own words and experiences. Consistent with methods to utilize critical theories, students participated in individual interviews regarding their experiences on campus and reviewed campus documents. Findings indicate that while participants of this study did experience some negative reactions on campus, by allowing them to tell their stories we are allowed glimpses into more important (and less talked about) facets of their lives including stereotypes of the transgender community, privileges of being transgender, and the need for individual identification. Critical theory, critical race theory, and feminist theory allowed for deeper analysis of knowledge and truth and the creation of critical transgender theory. Critical transgender theory encourages the questioning of the gender binary, the categorization of transgender people as "other" and the impact that challenging this categorization has on the transgender population. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10