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"…full of opportunities, but not for everyone": A narrative inquiry into mechanisms of labor market inequity among precariously employed gay, bisexual, and queer men.
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American journal of industrial medicine [Am J Ind Med] 2024 Apr; Vol. 67 (4), pp. 350-363. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 20. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: This study brings lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (trans), and queer (LGBTQ+) populations into scholarly discourse related to precarious employment through a political economy of queer struggle.<br />Methods: Drawing on narrative inquiry, 20 gay, bisexual, and queer men shared stories of precarious employment that were analyzed using Polkinghorne's narrative analysis.<br />Results: Results tell an overarching narrative in three parts that follow the trajectory of participants' early life experiences, entering the labor market and being precariously employed. Part 1: Devaluation of LGBTQ+ identities and adverse life experiences impacted participants' abilities to plan their careers and complete postsecondary education. Part 2: Participants experienced restricted opportunities due to safety concerns and learned to navigate white, cis, straight, Canadian ideals that are valued in the labor market. Part 3: Participants were without protections to respond to hostile treatment for fear of losing their employment.<br />Conclusions: These stories of precarious employment illustrate unique ways that LGBTQ+ people might be particularly susceptible to exploitative labor markets.<br /> (© 2024 The Authors. American Journal of Industrial Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
- Subjects :
- Male
Female
Humans
Canada
Sexual Behavior
Sexual and Gender Minorities
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1097-0274
- Volume :
- 67
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- American journal of industrial medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38374777
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23574