The experience of becoming a straight ally activist---A qualitative research project
by Eichler, Matthew Alan, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, 2008, 100 pages; 3321895

Abstract:

Straight ally activists of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people participate in varied actions to change policy, cultural beliefs, and ultimately the life of GLBT people. Research on those who participate in activism for GLBT issues generally focuses on GLBT people taking part in such activism. Straight ally activists are a largely hidden community that works for change. This hermeneutic phenomenological study aims to answer the question "What is the experience of being and becoming a straight ally activist?" Research interviews with eight ally activists were transcribed and served as textual materials to explicate the meanings of the experience, which provided 11 themes in 4 thematic categories of spatiality, temporality, corporeality, and relationality. This study provides a sensitivity for the needs of straight people becoming ally activists. It also provides information that may be helpful in recruiting straight ally activists to affect policy and cultural change for GLBT people.

 
AdviserRosemarie J. Park
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
SourceDAI/A 69-07, p. , Oct 2008
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsSocial psychology; Adult education; Gender studies
Publication Number3321895
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