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- Creators: Buckman, Lindsey
- Creators: Aizura, Aren
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There is currently a proliferation of images of transgender youth in popular discourse, many of which reflect the threat to capitalist heteronormativity that transgender young people pose to contemporary U.S. society. This veritable explosion in media visibility of transgender youth must be critically examined. This dissertation explores media economies of transgender youth visibility by examining media and self-represented narratives by and about transgender young people in contemporary U.S. popular discourse to uncover where, and how, certain young transgender bodies become endowed with value in the service of the neoliberal multicultural U.S. nation-state. As normative transgender youth become increasingly visible as signifiers of the progress of the tolerant U.S. nation, transgender youth who are positioned further from the intelligible field of U.S. citizenship are erased.
Utilizing frameworks from critical transgender studies, youth studies, and media studies, this project illustrates how value is distributed, and at the expense of whom this process of assigning value occurs, in media economies of transgender youth visibility. Discursive analyses of online self-representations, as well as of online representations of media narratives, facilitate this investigation into how transgender youth negotiate the terms of those narratives circulating about them in U.S. contemporary media. This project demonstrates that increases in visibility do not always translate into political power; at best, they distract from the need for political interventions for marginalized groups, and at worst, they erase those stories already far from view in popular discourse: of non-normative transgender youth who are already positioned outside the realm of intelligibility to a national body structured by a heteronormative binary gender system.
Utilizing frameworks from critical transgender studies, youth studies, and media studies, this project illustrates how value is distributed, and at the expense of whom this process of assigning value occurs, in media economies of transgender youth visibility. Discursive analyses of online self-representations, as well as of online representations of media narratives, facilitate this investigation into how transgender youth negotiate the terms of those narratives circulating about them in U.S. contemporary media. This project demonstrates that increases in visibility do not always translate into political power; at best, they distract from the need for political interventions for marginalized groups, and at worst, they erase those stories already far from view in popular discourse: of non-normative transgender youth who are already positioned outside the realm of intelligibility to a national body structured by a heteronormative binary gender system.
ContributorsReinke, Rachel Anne (Author) / Switzer, Heather D. (Thesis advisor) / Aizura, Aren (Committee member) / Anderson, Lisa (Committee member) / Himberg, Julia (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2016
Description
Despite the population of transgender individuals in the United States doubling
from 2011 to 2016, this population is one of the most understudied in psychological
science. Of the available research, the associations between gender congruence, defined
as an individual’s body matching their gender identity, and well-being have been
examined, particularly demonstrating positive associations between gender congruence
and overall life satisfaction. However, there remains a dearth of research on the possible
associations between gender congruence and relational well-being - particularly sexual
satisfaction - and possible moderating effects of the internal negative feelings regarding
one’s identity (internalized transphobia). To address these gaps in the literature, this study
gathered data from 165 binary transgender men. While there was not an effect of gender
congruence on sexual satisfaction, internalized transphobia was found to moderate this
association such that individuals who reported high internalized transphobia and high
gender congruence reported the highest sexual satisfaction. Results of this study highlight
the existing literature on the negative associations between internalized transphobia and
well-being for transgender individuals. Implications for counselors are discussed,
including advocacy efforts and implementation of techniques to facilitate growth and
resilience to help transgender clients navigate the negative effects of internalized
transphobia.
from 2011 to 2016, this population is one of the most understudied in psychological
science. Of the available research, the associations between gender congruence, defined
as an individual’s body matching their gender identity, and well-being have been
examined, particularly demonstrating positive associations between gender congruence
and overall life satisfaction. However, there remains a dearth of research on the possible
associations between gender congruence and relational well-being - particularly sexual
satisfaction - and possible moderating effects of the internal negative feelings regarding
one’s identity (internalized transphobia). To address these gaps in the literature, this study
gathered data from 165 binary transgender men. While there was not an effect of gender
congruence on sexual satisfaction, internalized transphobia was found to moderate this
association such that individuals who reported high internalized transphobia and high
gender congruence reported the highest sexual satisfaction. Results of this study highlight
the existing literature on the negative associations between internalized transphobia and
well-being for transgender individuals. Implications for counselors are discussed,
including advocacy efforts and implementation of techniques to facilitate growth and
resilience to help transgender clients navigate the negative effects of internalized
transphobia.
ContributorsKline, Kai (Author) / Randall, Ashley K. (Thesis advisor) / Pereira, Jennifer (Committee member) / Buckman, Lindsey (Committee member) / Gill, Lian (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2020
Description
Latino men who have sex with men (LMSM) may repress gay, bisexual identities due to internalized homophobia and other sociocultural influences. The impact of Latino traditional gender roles, machismo and caballerismo, have not been examined with LMSM who may or may not identify as gay or bisexual. The purpose of the present study is to examine relations between self-labeled sexual identity, sexual identity developmental status, and traditional gender norms among Latino men who have sex with men (LMSM). The sample consisted of 499 LMSM, (Mage = 30.79), who endorsed engaging in same-sex sexual behavior. Results suggest evidence of concurrent validity of The Measure of Sexual Identity Exploration and Commitment (MoSIEC) with LMSM. Also, men who identified as heterosexual reported relatively higher levels of machismo and caballerismo. Implications for sexual identity development theory and research with LMSM is provided.
ContributorsRosenberg, Beth Ann (Author) / Dillon, Frank R (Thesis advisor) / Randall, Ashley (Committee member) / Buckman, Lindsey (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2021