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Stigmatized Individuals and the Process of Identity

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ID2277159
AuthorsJoanne M Kaufman (0000-0001-9123-0458, University of Miami, corresponding author), Cathryn Johnson (0000-0003-3435-4774, Emory University)
Year2004
Volume45
Issue4
Pages807-833
Publication date2004-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/tsq.2004.45.4.807
OpenAlexW4244770562
LanguageEN
Citations received71
References cited83

We conducted intensive interviews with ten gays and ten lesbians drawing on research and theorizing on gay and lesbian identity, symbolic interactionism, and stigma. Key concepts from symbolic interactionism, reflected appraisals and situational identity negotiation, provide a more coherent theoretical way to examine identity development and the situated complexity of identity negotiation and disclosure among gays and lesbians. Romantic relationships are significant because they aid in identity development but also complicate social interactions by confronting many heterosexuals' "phantom acceptance" of gays and lesbians. These findings inform the literature on gay and lesbian identity by critiquing the stage models of identity and connecting this literature back to the symbolic interactionist literature on self and identity

Aesthetics · Epistemology · Human sexuality · Identity (music) · Identity formation · Identity negotiation · Interactionism · Lesbian · Negotiation · Process (computing) · Self-concept · Sexual identity · Situated · Situational ethics · Social group · Social identity approach · Social identity theory · Social science · Sociology · Symbolic interactionism · Computer Science · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Power and Status Dynamics · Social Psychology

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