Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ545316
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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"Homophobia Kills": A Disruptive Moment in the Educational Politics of Legitimation.
Mills, Martin
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v17 n3 p315-26 Sep 1996
Recalls a conflict in an Australian high school where a student committee on social justice was blocked from displaying a poster discussing homophobic attitudes. Uses this incident for a broader discussion of hegemony, school culture, and how social justice initiatives threaten that hegemony. Identifies various restricting school strategies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Politics of Education, School Administration, School Culture, School Policy, Secondary Education, Sexual Identity, Social Action, Social Bias, Social Influences, Social Problems, Socialization, Student Participation, Student School Relationship
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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