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Identity formation among lesbians: reviewing Cass' theory twenty years later with an emphasis on media influences

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The current study sought to reevaluate Cass' Theory of sexual identity formation in terms of lesbian identity development over the past twenty years and how media acts as mediation in lesbian identity development. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with only nine useable transcripts analyzed for this thesis. This study is…

The current study sought to reevaluate Cass' Theory of sexual identity formation in terms of lesbian identity development over the past twenty years and how media acts as mediation in lesbian identity development. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with only nine useable transcripts analyzed for this thesis. This study is an explanatory investigation into linear stage theory, specifically Cass' theory, as well as the impact of media as a mediator during lesbian identity development. This study had three objectives 1) to gain an understanding of the theory and its components related to lesbian identity development 2) to understand the lesbian identity formation process and 3) to understand the impact and influence if any, media has had on lesbian self-reported identity development. Qualitative methods were used to obtain information and analyze the responses. Results indicate that the participants in this study believed that the coming out process was important. This study's results showed that several of the participants entered each stage of the theory, while others did not. Media had little influence on the identity development, and the participants had mixed reviews of medias portrayal of lesbians. Implications for practice and further research are discussed.
ContributorsHaseley, Hilary (Author) / Lacasse, Jeffrey R (Thesis advisor) / Segal, Elizabeth (Committee member) / Rounds, Tamara (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2011
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Diasporas Advocacy in Sierra Leone: A New Framework for Transitional and Transformative Justice

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The thesis engages diverse scholarship and debates on transitional justice, transformativejustice, and diasporas studies, by placing the Sierra Leone diasporas into greater spotlight and complexity in understanding the country’s post-war transition and efforts towards peace and development building. Diasporas issues have transformed remarkably in just a few decades from being characterized as burdens…

The thesis engages diverse scholarship and debates on transitional justice, transformativejustice, and diasporas studies, by placing the Sierra Leone diasporas into greater spotlight and complexity in understanding the country’s post-war transition and efforts towards peace and development building. Diasporas issues have transformed remarkably in just a few decades from being characterized as burdens by host states and brain drain by sending nations. This narrative has improved, however, due to their transnational roles in enhancing the socio-political and economic development of the homeland and attracting the attention of policy and development experts, peace agents, and academics alike. This thesis argues that the diasporas is essential to both short and long-term changes essential to transitional and transformative justice. The thesis draws from in depth interviews and a survey of the Sierra Leone diasporas, and it places the diasporas at the center of analysis of Sierra Leone’s transitional and transformative justice processes through an intimate ethnographic methodology.
ContributorsTuray, Abraham Bamba Kallie (Author) / Huges, Tina TH (Thesis advisor) / Colbern, Allan AC (Committee member) / Redeker-Hepner, Tricia TH (Committee member) / Anokye, Duku DA (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2022