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ERIC Number: EJ510975
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-8248
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Identity Formation and the Processes of "Othering": Unraveling Sexual Threads.
Weis, Lois
Educational Foundations, v9 n1 p17-33 Win 1995
Discusses the extent to which the processes of "othering" (marking and naming those considered different from oneself) fall into the physical and sexual realm. The paper examines three studies, highlighting the extent to which othering is sexual, naming and exploring what it means for current school practice in multicultural environments. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletics, Blacks, Higher Education, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Males, Multicultural Education, Qualitative Research, Racial Bias, Racial Identification, Racial Relations, Secondary Education, Sexual Identity, Sexuality, Social Influences, Whites
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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