Support identity expression to fully include LGBTQ students in campus life

Today's colleges and universities increasingly recognize the value of diversity and inclusion as important components of community development. However, many campus cultures are just beginning to understand and support the fluidity that exists within the range of LGBTQ identities. Dolores G. No...

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Published in:Dean & provost 2017-09, Vol.19 (1), p.1-6
Main Authors: Parks, Rodney, Parrish, Jesse
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Today's colleges and universities increasingly recognize the value of diversity and inclusion as important components of community development. However, many campus cultures are just beginning to understand and support the fluidity that exists within the range of LGBTQ identities. Dolores G. Norton's theory of the dual perspective demonstrates that subcultures have unique values, traditions, beliefs, and dialects that often differ from dominant societal norms. The members of these subcultures are nonetheless expected to blend into the dominant culture, an expectation that sometimes has compromising effects on self‐worth.
ISSN:1527-6562
1943-7587
DOI:10.1002/dap.30364