Identity Centers: Perceptions and Affiliations
Abstract
Although colleges and universities have taken great strides towards more progressive
and safer campuses, many students still face social isolation, harassment, and violence
as a result of their gender or sexual orientation. Fortunately, many campuses provide
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, (LGBT) and female students with resources that
greatly improve their experiences. However, past research has suggested that campus-based
identity centers are still being underutilized and face five key problems: visibility,
administration support, attitudes towards feminism or LGBT issues, participation,
and differential leadership development. The present study examined these factors
through the use of a anonymous questionnaire and the recruiting of individuals from
populations that do and do not affiliate with campus-based identity centers. Findings
will allow scholars to better understand both student’s perceived needs and motivations
and the factors that promote or inhibit the engagement of female students and LGBT
students with college-based LGBT and women’s centers.
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Honors thesisDepartment
Psychology and NeurosciencePermalink
https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11966Citation
Bosse, Nicholas (2016). Identity Centers: Perceptions and Affiliations. Honors thesis, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11966.Collections
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