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BL
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959218
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b713588
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Rhoads, Robert A.
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| Title & Author
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Coming out in college : : the struggle for a queer identity /\ Robert A. Rhoads.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Bergin & Garvey,, 1994.
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| Series Statement
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Critical studies in education and culture series,
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1 online resource (xiv, 190 pages)
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| ISBN
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0313033846
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: 0313389918
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: 9780313033841
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0897893786
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0897894219
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9780897893787
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9780897894210
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index.
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| Contents
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Series Foreword; Key Characters; I: Constructing Cultural Borders; II: Individuals within the Borders; III: Cultural Borders and the Group; IV: Redefining Cultural Borders; References; Index.
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| Abstract
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Coming out is the process of acknowledging same-sex attractions to oneself and to others. It is both a personal and a public process. For many gay and bisexual students, college marks a pivotal point where for the first time they feel free to explore their same-sex attractions. This book is about the struggles students face in coming out. The focus is twofold: the experiences individuals face in coming to terms with their sexual identity and the process of developing a group identity. The development of a group identity involves a degree of political investment. For some students, becoming pol.
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Coming out (Sexual orientation)-- United States.
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Gay college students-- United States.
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Gays-- United States-- Identity.
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Collegestudent
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Coming out (Sexual orientation)
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EDUCATION-- Higher.
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Gay college students.
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Gays-- Identity.
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Homosexualität
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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378.1/98/08664
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HQ76.3.U5R48 1994eb
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5,3ssgn
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D 6510dopaed
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