An exploration of onsite study abroad support services in Latin America for gay and lesbian students with emphasis on identity development and identity negotiation

<p>This study focuses on the challenges faced by U.S. college students who identify as gay or lesbian and choose to study abroad in Latin American countries. The focus is on the challenges to the formation and negotiation of a gay or lesbian identity in a new cultural construct. The study incorporates information from identity development and identity negotiation perspectives in an effort to explain the problems that these students face. There is also an emphasis placed on how these students receive support while on site, and how these supports help students continue a successful negotiation of a gay or lesbian identity while in a new cultural environment. Recommendations for providing effective support to gay and lesbian students are included.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Intercultural Relations

Year dc:date.available

2007

Author dc:creator

• Morrison, Kevin M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kent Warren

• American students Latin America
• Gay college students Services for
• Lesbian college students Services for
• Identity (Psychology)
• Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• International and Area Studies
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/665

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-1664