Coming Out: One Family's Story

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dc.contributor.authorBaptist, Joyce Alexandriaen
dc.contributor.committeechairAllen, Katherine R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberUttech, Melanie R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRoberto, Karen A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberProuty, Anne M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPiercy, Fred P.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:16:51Zen
dc.date.adate2002-10-10en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:16:51Zen
dc.date.issued2002-09-10en
dc.date.rdate2003-10-10en
dc.date.sdate2002-09-27en
dc.description.abstractThis case study elicits the process of coming out of a 6 member family-of-choice of an adult gay man in rural New Hampshire. 27.5 hours of face-to-face interviews were conducted with the family individually and collectively. Reflexivity, as a technique, was used extensively. Four themes were identified: Embracing gay identity, integrating as a family, building social networks, and social awakening. This study addresses the complexities of how multiple individuals negotiate rules and accommodate diverse viewpoints within a family system, provides insight into a family's journey of accepting their gay identity, utilizes personal narratives of family members, and reveals how the reflexive process contributes to a family's creation of new stories. Implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-09272002-184653en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09272002-184653/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/29115en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartAppendices.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartAppendixF.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartTitle.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartDissertation.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectFamily processen
dc.subjectGay familiesen
dc.subjectComing outen
dc.titleComing Out: One Family's Storyen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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