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Publication Date: 2016
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Authenticating Sexual Diversity in School: Examining Sociolinguistic Constructions of Young People's Sexual Identities
Sauntson, Helen
Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, v15 n1 p17-31 2016
Recent research into sexuality and education shows that homophobia is particularly prevalent and problematic in schools. However, little of this work has drawn on linguistic frameworks. This article uses the tactics of intersubjectivity framework to examine how a group of LGB-identified young people understand their sexuality identities in relation to the secondary school context. The application of this framework offers deeper insights into sexual orientation and education than can be gained from thematic analysis alone and can contribute towards developing understandings of sexual diversity issues in schools. The framework is applied to interview data in which young LGB people talk about their school experiences. Findings show that in the schools attended by the young LGB people, they have experienced a state of pervasive illegitimation surrounding LGB identities. The participants express a desire for this perceived institutional "illegitimation" to be replaced by "authorisation" using a range of "authentication" strategies.
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Social Bias, Homosexuality, Student Experience, Adolescents, Urban Areas, Foreign Countries, Semi Structured Interviews, Language Usage, Sociolinguistics, Identification (Psychology)
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Language: English
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