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Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Gender and Sexuality
Sociology By Any Other Name: Teaching The Sociological Perspective In Campus Diversity Programs, Meghan A. Burke, Kira Hudson Banks
Sociology By Any Other Name: Teaching The Sociological Perspective In Campus Diversity Programs, Meghan A. Burke, Kira Hudson Banks
Meghan A. Burke
Discursive Fault Lines: Reproducing White Habitus In A Racially Diverse Community, Meghan A. Burke
Discursive Fault Lines: Reproducing White Habitus In A Racially Diverse Community, Meghan A. Burke
Meghan A. Burke
Diversity And Its Discontents: Ambivalence In Neighborhood Policy And Racial Attitudes In The Obama Era, Meghan Burke
Diversity And Its Discontents: Ambivalence In Neighborhood Policy And Racial Attitudes In The Obama Era, Meghan Burke
Meghan A. Burke
This article examines the ways that members of three adjoining stably racially diverse urban communities conceptualize and engage diversity, and the ways in which their discourse and actions are cohesive with federal policies. Making use of interviews with 41 active residents in these communities, I argue that even in liberal, pro-Obama, racially diverse communities, a considerable amount of ambivalence exists in both thought and action connected to diversity, an ambivalence which is cohesive with Obama’s own federal policies that impact neighborhoods like these. The community members define diversity broadly beyond race, are ambivalent about its presence in their community, and …
Insurance Plan For The Gay Man: Who Benefits From Media Stereotypes?, Meghan A. Burke
Insurance Plan For The Gay Man: Who Benefits From Media Stereotypes?, Meghan A. Burke
Meghan A. Burke
The Emmy award-winning Queer Eye for the Straight Guy has been a hit since its dashing entrance onto the reality TV scene. But this entrance came at a politically fragile time for LGBT rights in the United States. On what seems to be the surface, the popularity of the show is a testament to the growing acceptance of queer people in the media and in daily life. But below this surface, I think there’s trouble lurking.