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dc.contributor.authorBirch, Zachary G
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-05T20:28:08Z
dc.date.available2015-10-05T20:28:08Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/8133
dc.description.abstractWith college students becoming more interested in the spiritual dimensions of their lives (Astin, 2004; Lindholm, 2007), gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) students may have a harder time finding the support to navigate their spiritual selves. Because of this, the intersection of spiritual identity and GLB identity was investigated. Specifically, this study sought to see if students‟ GLB identities affect their spiritual identities, if their spiritual identities affect their GLB identities, and if there was a connection and intersection between the two. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with eight students. This study showed that there could be a relationship between the formation of GLB and spiritual identity. Themes from the interviews were (a) intrapersonal identity, (b) judgments, (c) life changing crises, and (d) moving from independence to interdependence. Additionally, the interviews were connected to Parks‟ (2000) model of young adult faith formation and Fassinger‟s (1998) model of sexual minority identity formation. This research‟s findings offer implications for student affairs and higher educational practice with GLB and spiritual students, as well as potential for further research on spiritual GLB students.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityBirch,Zachary G
dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.lcshSpirituality.
dc.subject.lcshSexual minorities.
dc.subject.lcshBisexual college students.
dc.subject.lcshGay college students.
dc.subject.lcshLesbian college students.
dc.subject.lcshIdentity (Philosophical concept)
dc.titleGay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Spirituality: An Intersectional Identity Study
dc.typeThesis
dc.date.graduationmonthMay
dc.date.published2011
dc.description.committeechairCollins, Denise
dc.description.committeemembersFerguson, Mary
dc.description.committeemembersHoward-Hamilton, Mary F.
dc.description.degreeMaster of Science
dc.description.departmentDepartment of Educational Leadership, Administration, and Foundations
dc.description.imprintCunningham Memorial library, Terre Haute,Indiana State University
dc.description.itemidetd20110916-005
dc.description.levelMasters
dc.description.noteTitle from document title page. Document formatted into pages: contains 114p.: ill. Includes bibliography, abstract and appendix.
refterms.dateFOA2021-06-02T12:39:53Z


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