Ambiguity, uncertainty, and othering : a queer phenomenology of the organizational socialization of sexuality

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Jenny D. Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Many ◽  
Queer Phenomenology ◽  
The University ◽  
Nondiscrimination Policy ◽  
Discursive Constructions

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Despite the many frames, metaphors, and lenses in the organizational communication discipline, we have yet to examine the lived experience of sexuality in the workplace. The experience of socializing to the sexual norms of professional workspaces has yet to be considered within the Communication Discipline. Through queer hermeneutic phenomenology, the present study explores the socialization of sexuality in the workplace across an array of sexual orientations and gender identities. How we are introduced to and make sense of sexuality at work was the primary thrust of this project. Interactive interviews resulted in a co-authoring of knowledge regarding discursive constructions of sexuality and sexual identity in the workplace. Results are reported in three parts: First, age, gender and location emerged as ironic and ambiguous stereotypes used to describe sexuality at work. These stereotypes function as discursive dividing lines among social groups within the workplace. Then, nondiscrimination policy surfaced as a tool for reducing and managing uncertainty about sexuality. Sexual and gender minorities were far more aware of the nature and parameters of workplace policies, compared to their hetertypical counterparts. Finally, discourses of family served as a point of meaning divergence resulting in an othering of LGBT, single, and otherwise queer organization members. Specifically, despite calls for diversity, discursive constructions of "family" remain largely heteronormative. Implications including the need to further interrogate nondiscrimination policy and develop more inclusive family discourses are provided.

Engaging Student Mothers Creatively: Animated Stories of Navigating University, Inner City, and Home Worlds

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-114
Author(s):  
Lise Kouri ◽  
Tania Guertin ◽  
Angel Shingoose
Keyword(s):  
Inner City ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Graphic Narrative ◽  
Student Mothers ◽  
Education Outcomes ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University ◽  
Animated Graphic

The article discusses a collaborative project undertaken in Saskatoon by Community Engagement and Outreach office at the University of Saskatchewan in partnership with undergraduate student mothers with lived experience of poverty. The results of the project were presented as an animated graphic narrative that seeks to make space for an under-represented student subpopulation, tracing strategies of survival among university, inner city and home worlds. The innovative animation format is intended to share with all citizens how community supports can be used to claim fairer health and education outcomes within system forces at play in society. This article discusses the project process, including the background stories of the students. The entire project, based at the University of Saskatchewan, Community Engagement and Outreach office at Station 20 West, in Saskatoon’s inner city, explores complex intersections of racialization, poverty and gender for the purpose of cultivating empathy and deeper understanding within the university to better support inner city students. amplifying community voices and emphasizing the social determinants of health in Saskatoon through animated stories.

Stigma management strategy effectiveness in procuring job protected leave

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Deirdre Zerilli
Keyword(s):  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Stigma Management ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Unpaid Leave ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This experiment uses a 2x2x2 experimental design to assess the influence that type of appearance-related surgery (reconstructive or cosmetic), stigma management strategy (accepting or avoiding), and gender (male or female) have on participants' likelihood to grant an employee one weeks' worth of job-protected leave. This study used a combined theoretical lens of Stigma Management Communication (SMC; Meisenbach, 2010) and Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA; Fishbein and Ajzen, 1975) to guide predictions on the decision-making process of participants. While type of surgery (reconstructive or cosmetic) and stigma management strategy (accepting or avoiding) had no influence on participants' likelihood to grant unpaid leave, participants in reconstructive surgery conditions were significantly more likely to grant paid leave to requestors than participants in cosmetic surgery conditions. Similarly, while neither the gender of the requestor nor the gender of the participant had significant influence on participant decisions, the gender of the participant was significantly related to other factors within the study, such that female participants had significantly higher acceptance of cosmetic surgery, more positive attitudes toward people with disabilities, and a greater likelihood of knowing someone who had cosmetic surgery than men. Stigma management strategy did influence some variables within the study, such that women in reconstructive conditions perceived requestors using the "avoiding" stigma management strategy to be significantly more masculine than requestors who used the "accepting" stigma management strategy. Practical and theoretical implications of this study are discussed.

Culturally speaking : media, intimacy, and the vocal dimension of race and gender

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Amanda Nell Edgar
Keyword(s):  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Vocal Communication ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Gendered Identities ◽  
Saturday Night Live ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This project examines the racial and gendered meanings of vocal sound, focusing specifically on the ways voices and their cultural associations are circulated through media. I employ methods and theoretical assumptions drawn from cultural studies, rhetoric, and feminist and critical race theory to examine mediated voices. The traditional textual analysis methods and more innovative approaches specific to vocal communication studies I outline here are designed to map the relationship between two tenets of vocal ideology: vocal identity and vocal intimacy. Through this project, then, I extend previous literature on vocal sound's ability to construct and communicate aspects of racial and gendered identities. Additionally, this study theorizes the way these identities work with media's structures and the broader cultural context to encourage a sense of intimacy for consumers. The theoretical tenets of what I call "critical cultural vocalics" are concretized through analyses of Morgan Freeman's acting career, political impersonations on Saturday Night Live, and Whitevoice impressions by stand-up comedians of color. By examining these two intersecting and co-constitutive processes in the context of three case studies, I propose and demonstrate a critical cultural vocalics designed to foreground the ways vocal identity and vocal intimacy work together to idealize particular performances of race and gender through media's voices.

Federated multimodal simulators in transportation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Zhu Qing
Keyword(s):  
Driving Simulator ◽  
Autonomous Vehicle ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Perform Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Simulator Design ◽  
The Many ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] As transportation involves a multiplicity of modes, there is a need to explore multimodal simulators in transportation and the integration of multimodal simulators to enable the reproduction of a controlled, complex and interactive environment. The dissertation investigated the approach of federated multimodal simulators and their applications in transportation. First, the development of multimodal simulators, including driving, bicycling, walking, and wheeling, was presented. With the use of the driving simulator, design factors in J-turn interchange and effectiveness of automatic flagger assistive devices (AFADs) were evaluated. The results of simulator studies showed that the acceleration-deceleration configuration performed better than the deceleration-only configuration in J-turn and AFADs were able to improve work zone and worker safety. Second, the development of federated simulators with the use of the high-level architecture (HLA) framework was documented. By using federated simulators, the effectiveness of autonomous vehicle (AV) external designs for AV-pedestrian communications and a wayfinding mobile application were investigated. The results showed that the pedestrian preferred the word sign on the front of the vehicle and the mobile wayfinding application reduced wheelchair users' reliance on wayfinding signs and their travel anxiety. The studies filled gaps in existing knowledge and were used to help practitioners continue to improve designs or discover better solutions in transportation. Overall, the use of federated simulator studies demonstrated the many benefits such as safety of participants, analysis of human behavior, capability to perform sensitivity analysis, investigation of interactions of multiple road users, and evaluation of experimental technology.

scholarly journals James H. Stitt: A Dedicated Professor and Exemplary Biostratigrapher

2000 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Carbonate Platform ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
The Past ◽  
Lower Ordovician ◽  
Student Advisor ◽  
Wichita Mountains ◽  
Sense Of Satisfaction ◽  
The Many ◽  
Geological Sciences ◽  
The University

On Friday September 17 Jim Stitt died quietly in his sleep, ending a long and characteristically tenacious battle with cancer. His passing leaves a void of great magnitude in the geological sciences and in the lives of the many people whom he influenced as family, friends, or colleagues. I was Jim's first Ph.D. student at the University of Missouri, where he spent the past 31 years as a pillar of the geology program, serving at various times as Chair and Graduate Student Advisor. Jim is well known and respected for an impressive body of meticulously crafted taxonomic and biostratigraphic studies on trilobites and brachiopods. His three monographs on faunas in the Arbuckle and Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma (Stitt, 1971a, 1977, 1983) established that area as a standard for correlation of Upper Cambrian and Lower Ordovician strata in North America. This “Oklahoma trilogy” is a treasure trove of taxonomic and biostratigraphic data that has been drawn upon heavily in numerous subsequent biostratigraphic and paleobiologic studies. It provides a biozonation of unparalleled precision for carbonate platform facies of that interval, ironically assembled in an area where rocks of that age yield their fossils only reluctantly. Jim took great pride in extracting useful information from difficult rocks. He passed that laudable attitude on to his academic offspring, along with the sense of satisfaction he derived from seeing his data put to good use in solving geologic or paleobiologic problems, in his own work and in that of others. At the same time, he was always complimentary and supportive of more theoretical or abstract research, an attitude sadly lacking in some practitioners with a bent toward applied paleontology.

scholarly journals Voice of an Elder: Zhaawonde - Dawn of a New Day

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Shawanda ◽  
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Engagement Process ◽  
Being There ◽  
The Many ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

This paper evolved, maybe ‘was birthed’ is an even better term given the circumstances, out of an engagement process that brought Gordon Shawanda and several university students together over an academic year. Gordon was invited to attend my Aboriginal Spirituality class at the University of Toronto in September 2009. He liked being there so much that he came each week, sitting through lectures, reading the materials, and participating with unerring grace in the many discussions over the entire year. We were all touched by his presence, his quiet dignity, and his deep interest in our academic learning and sharing experience. Gordon embodies what modern education is trying to get right, the bringing together of theory and practice, and the unveiling of the kind of humanity that can bring Indigenous Knowledge alive for all young people everywhere. Gordon was inspired by their enthusiastic receiving of his words to write down his story. This paper is his first real attempt to express the pain and healing he has experienced over his adulthood. I am honoured and humbled to (gently) edit this work for publication. This is a story that comes directly from the heart and soul of one man, but is the lived experience of many of our people who attended Indian Residential Schools in Canada. It is organized into four parts.

The Ethics of Studying the Origins of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Gender Identification ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Gender Variant ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Strong Claim

Research has a complicated and problematic history when it comes to the study of sexual and gender minorities (SGMs). Some past researchers exerted a great deal of effort, for example, to identify ways to treat people for homosexuality and to prevent the emergence of same-sex sexual interests. The same approach has prevailed with regard to the study of gender-variant people, namely those people who express a gender at odds with the gender socially expected of them as a matter of body type. Reconceptualizing the nature of sexual orientations and gender in more inclusive ways has led to significant changes in research involving sexual gender minorities, for both adults and minors. As a way of protecting SGMs from the effect of historical misunderstanding and possible misuse of research, some commentators have called for bans against the study of the origins of sexual orientation and gender identification and/or against the study of interventions that could modify sexual orientation or gender. It is unclear that absolute bans on these kinds of research are entirely defensible philosophically, but it is also important to frame research programs and priorities in line with the requirements of social justice. One can argue that research important to the welfare of sex and gender minorities has a strong claim to moral priority and support as a matter of status equality. This chapter will review and evaluate criticism of study of the origins of sexual and gender identification and make the case for framing research agendas in a way that serves status equality for SGMs.

Buddhism and Sexual Orientation

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiao-Lan Hu
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Middle Way ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
And Gender

Buddhism has the reputation of being tolerant of people with non-normative sexual orientations, and for the most part of its history Buddhism does not seek to control laypeople’s sexuality. This chapter first draws from the discourses of contemporary Buddhist teachers to show the ways in which core Buddhist teachings, such as co-arising, compassionate alleviation of suffering, and middle way, can lend themselves in support of sexual and gender minorities. Then it goes further back to classical resources and explores the ways in which the traditional portrayal of the multimorphic bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese: Guanyin; Vietnamese: Quan Am; Korean: Kwan Um; Japanese: Kannon; Tibetan: Chenrezig) can inspire some rethinking on the issues of minoritized identities.

American Academy of Neurology members' preparedness to treat sexual and gender minorities

Neurology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 159-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Rosendale ◽  
Tasha Ostendorf ◽  
David A. Evans ◽  
Allison Weathers ◽  
Jason J. Sico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Academy ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
American Academy Of Neurology

ObjectiveTo measure the attitudes and knowledge of American Academy of Neurology (AAN) member neurologists in caring for sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients (e.g., those who identify in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning [LGBTQ+] spectrum) to inform future educational offerings.MethodsA questionnaire was created in an iterative process by the LGBTQ+ Survey Task Force, consisting of 21 questions examining self-reported knowledge, attitudes, and clinical preparedness in caring for SGM patients. Participants responded to each statement with a 5-point Likert scale (“strongly disagree” to “strongly agree”). The survey was distributed via electronic and conventional mail to a random, representative sample of 1,000 AAN members.ResultsThe response rate was 13.5% (n = 135). Most respondents (60%–66%) were aware of local and national barriers that inhibit SGM individuals from using health care services; the majority (73%–91%) felt comfortable assessing SGM patients. Over half believed sexual orientation (SO) and gender identity (GI) to be social determinants of health (61% and 57%, respectively). Yet a third would not tailor neurologic care based on a patient's SGM identity, and 43% believed that SO/GI has no bearing on the management of neurologic illness.ConclusionsMost neurologists surveyed were aware of overarching barriers to care experienced by SGM individuals; however, a minority of respondents recognized the intersection of SGM identity with neurologic health. Our results highlight awareness gaps that could be addressed via targeted educational opportunities, ensuring that neurologists provide high-quality neurologic care to patients of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

scholarly journals Inclusive Health Conference: conference-based education as an intervention to address medical education deficits

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Andruko ◽  
Brandon Christensen ◽  
Melanie Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Disorders Of Sexual Development ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
The University

Introduction: Physicians are responsible for the health of all patients, but medical students receive inadequate training on the health- care needs of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) patients [1]. Education about cultural issues and proper termi- nology are also under-addressed. Healthcare practices that cannot demonstrate inclusivity risk alienating patients and perpetuating barriers to patient care for sexual and gender minorities [2]. Methods: In 2013, medical students created the Inclusive Health Conference to address these educational deficits. Experts were in- vited to present a curriculum including disorders of sexual development, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, care for transgender patients, and development of inclusive practices. Self-identified sexual minority patients were also invited to share their experiences. Following these sessions, healthcare professionals and students were asked to complete a survey on knowledge and level of comfort with LGBTQ care. Results: A majority of respondents stated that they “better understand LGBTQ health issues” (2015 mean 4.39, n = 41; 2016 mean 4.31, n = 52), “better understand social issues related to LGBTQ healthcare” (2015 mean 4.32, n = 41; 2016 mean 4.31, n = 52) and “feel more comfortable exploring and discussing these issues with LGBTQ people” (2015 mean 4.43, n = 41; 2016 mean 4.17, n = 52). Conclusions: Based on survey results, this was a successful solution to a critical omission in medical curricula. Of note, the conference also drew attention to this important issue, led to financial sponsorship by the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine and Den- tistry, initiated curriculum updates, and inspired similar events at other institutions. RÉSUMÉ Introduction: Les médecins sont responsables de la santé de tous les patients, mais les étudiants en médecine reçoivent une forma- tion inadéquate en ce qui a trait aux besoins de soins de santé des patients LGBTQ (lesbienne, gai, bisexuel, trans et queer) [1]. Les enjeux culturels et la terminologie appropriée sont également trop peu abordés au cours de la formation. Les pratiques de soins de santé qui ne font pas preuve d’inclusion risquent d’aliéner les patients et de perpétuer les obstacles aux soins de santé pour les per- sonnes de minorités sexuelles et de genre [2]. Méthodes: En 2013, des étudiants en médecine ont créé la conférence Inclusive Health (santé inclusive) afin de combler ce manque éducationnel. Des experts ont été invités à présenter un curriculum qui incluait des désordres de développement sexuel, la prophylaxie préexposition contre le VIH, les soins aux patients transgenres, et l’élaboration de pratiques inclusives. Des patients ayant volontaire- ment déclaré leur appartenance à une minorité sexuelle ont également été invités à partager leurs expériences. À la suite de ces sé- ances, les professionnels de la santé et les étudiants ont rempli un sondage sur leurs connaissances et leur niveau de confort dans la prestation des soins de santé aux personnes LGBTQ. Résultats: La majorité des personnes interrogées ont affirmé « mieux comprendre les problèmes de santé des personnes LGBTQ » (moyenne de 4,39 en 2015, n = 41 ; moyenne de 4,31 en 2016, n = 52), « mieux comprendre les enjeux sociaux liés à la prestation des soins de santé aux personnes LGBTQ » (moyenne de 4,32 en 2015, n = 41 ; moyenne de 4,31 en 2016, n = 52) et « se sentir plus à l’aise d’explorer et de discuter de ces problèmes avec les personnes LGBTQ » (moyenne de 4,43 en 2015, n = 41 ; moyenne de 4,17 en 2016, n = 52). Conclusions: En se fondant sur les résultats du sondage, la conférence s’est avérée efficace pour contrer une omission importante dans les curriculums médicaux. En outre, la conférence a attiré l’attention sur cet important problème, a mené à un parrainage par la Faculté de médecine et de médecine dentaire de l’Université d’Alberta, a entraîné des mises à jour aux curriculums médicaux, et a inspiré des évènements semblables à d’autres établissements. 

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