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Transgender and Gender Diverse Students' Accounts of College Life
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Merandi, Gabrielle
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1470228047
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2017, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
Abstract
The transgender community is widely discriminated against for not conforming to cultural expectations of how gender is experienced and portrayed. Living in continuously oppressive social conditions threatens transgender young adults' emotional and mental well-being, as well as their academic success. Colleges and universities are increasing their efforts to create safe and inclusive environments for gender diverse individuals in higher education. Transgender students' viewpoints are critically important in helping universities make informed, sensitive, and meaningful solutions to the systems level barriers that transgender students encounter on campus. The present qualitative study examined the lived experiences of 11 transgender and gender diverse university students regarding various aspects of university life. Transgender students also discussed their viewpoints on and experiences with advocating for social change related to gender diversity issues on campus. Through the qualitative analysis of in-person interviews, eight themes were identified for what aspects of campus life participants desired to be changed in order to improve the campus climate for the transgender community. Findings also provide insights into students' personal beliefs about advocacy efforts related to transgender issues. Implications of the findings for future research and advocacy efforts are discussed.
Committee
Catherine Stein, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Dryw Dworsky, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Craig Vickio, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Pages
106 p.
Subject Headings
Clinical Psychology
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Developmental Psychology
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Education
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Gender
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Gender Studies
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Minority and Ethnic Groups
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Psychology
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Social Research
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Womens Studies
Keywords
Transgender
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Gender Diverse
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Gender Non-conforming
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College Students
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Young Adults
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University
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Advocate Development
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Social Change
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Advocacy
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Small Wins
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Campus Climate
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Gender Identity
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Interview Study
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Qualitative Data
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Gender Neutral
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Bathrooms
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Merandi, G. (2017).
Transgender and Gender Diverse Students' Accounts of College Life
[Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1470228047
APA Style (7th edition)
Merandi, Gabrielle.
Transgender and Gender Diverse Students' Accounts of College Life.
2017. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1470228047.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Merandi, Gabrielle. "Transgender and Gender Diverse Students' Accounts of College Life." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1470228047
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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