Heteronormativity in the University Classroom

Novelty Attachment and Content Substitution among Gay-friendly Students

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2328307
AutoresMatthew Ripley (University of Bath), Eric Anderson (0000-0002-2601-4385, University of Winchester), M Mccormack (0000-0002-8772-0814, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK), Ben Rockett (University of Bath)
Ano2012
Volume85
Fascículo2
Páginas121-130
Data de publicação2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociology of Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0038-0407 • E-ISSN: 1939-8573
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0038040711427315
OpenAlexW2063841908
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas31

This article explores the complex relationship between an openly gay instructor, homophobia, and heteronormativity in a university classroom. The authors first tabulated the frequency with which the instructor used the lives of heterosexuals and homosexuals as examples of content or as content itself, and then they interviewed 32 students about their perceptions of these frequencies. They found that students significantly overestimated lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) frequencies and underestimated heterosexual ones. The authors develop two analytical concepts to highlight this form of heteronormativity: novelty attachment and content substitution. They explain these phenomena by suggesting that the novelty of using LGBT examples and discussing homosexuality as content results in the activation of stereotypes among otherwise gay-friendly students. They examine the cognitive underpinnings of this using social identity theory and call for further research to examine the applicability of their theory to other minority groups

Content (measure theory · Content analysis · Heteronormativity · Heterosexism · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Identity (music · Lesbian · Novelty · Psychoanalysis · Queer theory · Sexual identity · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Social science · Sociology · Transgender · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology