SEXUAL DIVERSITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

A CASE STUDY

Authors

  • Maria Anastácia Ribeiro Maia Carbonesi UDF - Centro Universitário do Distrito Federal / Professora e assessora da reitoria
  • Candido Alberto da Costa Gomes Instituto de Estudos Superiores de Fafe, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35919/rbsh.v31i1.301

Keywords:

Sexual diversity, LGBTI population, Higher education

Abstract

Sexual diversity in Higher education: a case study. This research project innovates in the focus on sexual diversity in a higher education institution, as well as students’ and faculty behaviors in acceptance, respect and rejection toward gay and lesbian youths and adults. We adopted in particular Durkheim’s perspective on the social fact in a case study based on semi-structured interviews with undergraduate students in diverse academic semesters, selected by a snowball sample. Interviews were submitted to content analysis. Participants revealed feelings of freedom in an adult environment, compared to aggressions by peers and teachers in basic education. They did not report bullying or molestation, but described relatively implicit expressions of prejudice by colleagues and some professors. Gays felt more intense social pressure than lesbians. They both regarded institutionalized religion and family as the most difficult obstacles in their lives.

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Author Biography

Candido Alberto da Costa Gomes, Instituto de Estudos Superiores de Fafe, Portugal

PhD em Educação pela Universidade da Califórnia, Los Angeles. Sociólogo, Professor Catedrático e Diretor do Centro de Investigação do Instituto de Estudos Superiores de Fafe, Portugal. É autor de mais de 300 publicações acadêmicas em vários países

Published

2020-10-17

How to Cite

Ribeiro Maia Carbonesi, M. A., & Gomes, C. A. da C. . (2020). SEXUAL DIVERSITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY. Revista Brasileira De Sexualidade Humana, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.35919/rbsh.v31i1.301

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Section

Estudo de Caso

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