TY - JOUR
T1 - Learning lessons from school
T2 - Homophobia, heterosexism, and the construction of failure
AU - Herr, Kathryn
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Gay and lesbian youth drop out of school in disproportionate numbers. In tracing the school experiences of a young lesbian, this manuscript explores how heterosexism and homophobia contribute to the construction of a school “failure.” It makes the point that what is construed as a “private problem,” i.e., one young lesbian dropping out of school, is in reality a socially constructed issue that needs to be addressed on a level beyond that of the individual.
AB - Gay and lesbian youth drop out of school in disproportionate numbers. In tracing the school experiences of a young lesbian, this manuscript explores how heterosexism and homophobia contribute to the construction of a school “failure.” It makes the point that what is construed as a “private problem,” i.e., one young lesbian dropping out of school, is in reality a socially constructed issue that needs to be addressed on a level beyond that of the individual.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85009649086&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1300/J041v07n04_04
DO - 10.1300/J041v07n04_04
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85009649086
SN - 1053-8720
VL - 7
SP - 51
EP - 64
JO - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
JF - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
IS - 4
ER -