Sauntson, Helen

Language, sexuality and education / Helen Sauntson - UK: Cambridge, 2020. - xi, 204p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Confronting the context -- Researching language and sexuality in educational settings -- Using sociolinguistic frameworks to explore the school experiences of LGBT+ youth -- Educators' perspectives on language and sexual diversity in schools -- Exploring ideologies of sexuality in curriculum documents -- SRE classroom interaction analysis and the construction of sexual identities -- Closing remarks.

A path-breaking study of the role played by language in constructing sexual identities in schools. It will be of keen interest to a wide audience of Educational practitioners and academics in the fields of applied linguistics, gender studies and English Language and linguistics.

9781107126879

9781107565708


Sex differences in education--Great Britain.
Sex differences in education--United States.
Gender identity in education--Great Britain.
Gender identity in education--United States.
Homosexuality and education--United States.
Sexual orientation--Great Britain.
Sexual orientation--United States.
Language and sex--Great Britain.
Language and sex--United States.

370.15 / SAU-L