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Identity Formation and the Processes of "Othering": Unraveling Sexual Threads

Discusses the extent to which the processes of "othering" (marking and naming those considered different from oneself) fall into the physical and sexual realm. The paper examines three studies, highlighting the extent to which othering is sexual, naming and exploring what it means for current school practice in multicultural environments. (SM)

• Author/Creator: Weis, Lois
• Date Published: Win
• Journal/Secondary Title: Educational Foundations
• Number: 1
• Volume: 9
• Year: 1995

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Multicultural Educational Practices
• Subject: Athletics
• Subject: Blacks
• Subject: Higher Education
• Subject: Homosexuality
• Subject: Males
• Subject: Multicultural Education
• Subject: Qualitative Research
• Subject: Racial Bias
• Subject: Racial Identification
• Subject: Racial Relations
• Subject: Secondary Education
• Subject: Sexual Identity
• Subject: Sexuality
• Subject: Social Influences
• Subject: Whites

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