1st Edition

Young Bisexual Women's Experiences in Secondary Schools

By Mary-Anne McAllum Copyright 2018
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Emerging from a case study in secondary schools, this book explores young bisexual women’s notions of bisexuality through their own sense of self-identification and how they express their personal beliefs. McAllum sheds light on the presence and practices of "bisexual misrecognition" and "bi-misogyny" in school settings, and draws out the implications of this bias on bisexual women. Incorporating... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Literature review 3. Methodology 4. Method 5. Bisexual identity: young bisexual women’s interpretations and experiences 6. Sexuality Education 7. Young bisexual women’s experiences of misrecognition in school culture 8. Summary and Conclusion Appendices

Biography

Mary-Anne McAllum is an independent health and sexualities education consultant based in Taranaki, New Zealand.