Being True, Whole, and Strong

A Phenomenology of Transgenderism As a Valued Life Experience

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12399080
AutoresBarb J Burdge (Manchester University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2014
Volumen26
Número3
Páginas355-382
Fecha de publicación2014-07-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1053-8720 • E-ISSN: 1540-4056
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10538720.2014.926232
OpenAlexW2088920134
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas37

A purposive sample of 15 self-identified transgender adults who reported having appreciation for being transgender was recruited. Each participated in an individual, open-ended interview designed to tap the participant's lived experience with transgenderism as a valued aspect of life. Transcripts were analyzed using Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenological processes. The results suggest that intimate connections with one's self, others, and a larger purpose constitute the essence of appreciating one's transgenderism. This report presents the findings related to participants' intimate connection with the self. The results position social workers to recognize strengths of the transgender population and to engage in culturally competent practice.KEYWORDS: transgendergender identitystrengths perspectivecultural competencehermeneutic phenomenology Notes1Italicized type is used to indicate participants' own emphasis when it was evident in the audio recordings

Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Phenomenological method · Phenomenology (philosophy · Population · Psychoanalysis · Qualitative research · Sociology · Transgender · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology