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To Be or Not To Be Out in the Classroom: Exploring Communication Privacy Management Strategies of Lesbian, Gay, and Queer College Teachers.
- Source :
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Communication Education . Jul2015, Vol. 64 Issue 3, p280-300. 21p. 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Lesbian, gay, and queer (LGQ) teachers often deal with the tension between disclosing and concealing their sexual orientations in the college classroom. This article presents the results of a qualitative interview study with 29 self-identified LGQ college teachers about their choices to disclose or conceal their sexual identities. Using Communication Privacy Management (CPM) as a theoretical framework, interview transcripts were thematically analyzed for privacy rule criteria and disclosure/concealment strategies. This study contributes to previous understanding of CPM by magnifying five strategies for disclosing or concealing sexual identity: selection, reciprocity, ambiguity, deflection, and avoidance. These findings are discussed in greater detail, and implications for CPM theory and teacher sexual identity disclosure in the classroom are further explored. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03634523
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Communication Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109136160
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2015.1014385