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Applying An Intersectional Framework to the Experiences of Low-Income, First-Generation, Sexual Minority College Students

Gonzales, Sabrina Marie
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5526-5386
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1567442669851448

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2019, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
Research on the experiences of students with marginalized identities has primarily focused on one marginalized identity at a time. Intersectional frameworks provide a context for centering the experiences of students with multiple marginalized identities. Few studies exist that examine the experiences of low-income, first-generation, sexual minority students. The present qualitative study examined first-person accounts of 16 undergraduate and graduate low-income, first-generation, sexual minority students. Participants completed individual semi-structured interviews in which they described the development of their sexual orientation identity, their first-generation college status, their adjustment and integration into the university community, and nature of their relationships with family, friends, and members of the university community. Using a grounded theory framework, student accounts described a variety of ways that they felt different from peers and family as they navigated the university with limited economic, social, and cultural capital. Students described institutional barriers related to their struggle to find a sense of belonging that stemmed from both their first-generation status and their LGBTQ identities. Students identified pride in their personal growth and accomplishments as students and identified people who have supported them throughout their academic journeys. Implications of study findings for research, clinical practice, and academic institutional change are discussed.
Catherine Stein, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Kit Chan, Ph.D. (Other)
Dryw Dworsky, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Dara Musher-Eizenman, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
128 p.
Glbt Studies; Higher Education; Psychology; Social Psychology; Sociology
Intersectionality; Qualitative; Grounded Theory; LGBTQ; Sexual Minority; College Students; Low-Income; Low SES; Identity; Student Development; First-Generation; First Generation; Graduate Students; Intersectional

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  • Gonzales, S. M. (2019). Applying An Intersectional Framework to the Experiences of Low-Income, First-Generation, Sexual Minority College Students [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1567442669851448

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gonzales, Sabrina. Applying An Intersectional Framework to the Experiences of Low-Income, First-Generation, Sexual Minority College Students. 2019. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1567442669851448.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gonzales, Sabrina. "Applying An Intersectional Framework to the Experiences of Low-Income, First-Generation, Sexual Minority College Students." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1567442669851448

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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