Configurations of Identity among Sexual Minority Youth: Context, Desire, and Narrative

Autor/inn/en	Hammack, Phillip L.; Thompson, Elisabeth Morgan; Pilecki, Andrew
Titel	Configurations of Identity among Sexual Minority Youth: Context, Desire, and Narrative
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38 (2009) 7, S.867-883 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-008-9342-3
Schlagwörter	Homosexuality; Sexual Identity; Personal Narratives; Minority Groups; Youth; Case Studies; Context Effect; Attitudes; Identification (Psychology); Behavior; Social Attitudes; Classification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homosexualität; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Erlebniserzählung; Ethnische Minderheit; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem
Abstract	Youth with same-sex desire undergo a process of narrative engagement as they construct configurations of identity that provide meaning and coherence with available sexual taxonomies. This article presents a theoretical analysis and four case studies centering on the relationship among context, desire, and identity for youth with same-sex desire. Through an interpretive, holistic analysis of the personal narratives of youth, we examine the integration of same-sex desire, behavior, and identity in the general life story and the selective appropriation of elements of "master narratives" of sexual identity development. Narratives were characterized by challenges to integrate desire, behavior, and identity into a configuration that conformed to the received sexual taxonomy. Implications for theory and further research on sexual identity development are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10