Browsing by Subject "LGBT"

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    • Legislating Status: The Political Fight for Prestige 
      Estes, Beth Ann (2017-04-01)
      Department: Political Science
      This dissertation draws upon research in political science, psychology, and sociology to explore how inter-and intra-group social status influences political attitudes across divergent groups and issue areas, such as ...
    • Orbis; Vol. 09 No. 02 Oct. 2009 
      Vanderbilt Student Communications, Inc.; Orbis (Vanderbilt Student Communications, Inc., 2009-10)
    • Queer During and After School: Understanding LGBTQ+ Youth’s School Belonging and After-School Participation 
      Marx, Robert Andrew (2019-03-27)
      Department: Community Research and Action
      Research on adolescents has taken great strides to acknowledge and celebrate the assets that young people have and can develop in and out of school. Queer youth, however, are often left out of these conversations, as ...
    • Queering Family Engagement in K-12 Institutions 
      Strike, Mariah (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-06-01)
      This paper serves two purpose: First, it explores existing research on queering family engagement, and secondly, it describes two potential resources that have been created as part of a holistic approach to queering family ...
    • Self-Criticism, Sexual Minority Stress and Disordered Eating Behaviors 
      Heiman, Ellen R. (Vanderbilt University, 2017-04)
      Minority stress theory recognizes the presence of added stress for individuals that belong to marginalized minority groups (Meyer, 2003). When considering the mental health of those who identify as sexual minorities, the ...
    • Stigma, Access to Care, and Sexual Minority Women's Health 
      Mann, Abigail (Abbey) Kathryn (2016-08-05)
      Department: Community Research and Action
      Sexual minority women experience a number of physical and mental health disparities compared to their heterosexual peers. This three-paper dissertation addresses the ways in which stigma and access to care explain outcomes ...
    • Three Essays on LGBT Economics and Policy 
      Eppink, Samuel T (2019-06-27)
      Department: Economics
      This dissertation examines the socioeconomic and health profiles of sexual minorities, especially with respect to how they are impacted by public policy. In the first chapter I explore the relationship between legal ...
    • Thriving: Addressing the Programmatic Needs of Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Youth 
      Arthur-Gray, Matthew; Updegraff Wyatt, Melissa (2023-12)
      This qualitative study examines the needs of transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals living in survival mode. For members of the trans community, survival mode is initiated by several potential factors, including ...