"Don't be so gay!" : queers, bullying, and making schools safe /

"Don't be so gay!" : queers, bullying, and making schools safe /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Short, Donn.
Imprint:	Vancouver : UBC Press, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource (289 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Law & society, 1925-0215 Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)
Subject:	Bullying in schools -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Case studies. Homophobia in high schools -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Case studies. Gay high school students -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Social conditions -- Case studies. Bullying in schools -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Prevention -- Case studies. Bullying in schools -- Government policy -- Ontario. Bullying in schools. Bullying in schools -- Prevention. Homophobia in high schools. Ontario. Ontario -- Toronto. Case studies. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12013162

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	9780774823289 0774823283 0774823267 9780774823265 9781283993449 1283993449 9780774823296 0774823291
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Drawing on interviews with queer youth and their allies in the Toronto area, the author considers the effectiveness of safe school legislation and concludes that the current legislation is often more responsive than proactive. "Recent cases of teen suicide linked with homophobic bullying have thrust the issue of school safety into the national spotlight. In "Don't Be So Gay!" Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe, Donn Short considers the effectiveness of safe school legislation. Drawing on interviews with queer youth and their allies in the Toronto area, Short concludes that current legislation is often more responsive than proactive. Moreover, cultural influences and peer pressure may be more powerful than legislation in shaping the school environment. Exploring how students' own experiences, ideas, and definitions of safety might be translated into policy reform, this book offers a fresh perspective on a hotly debated issue."--Page 4 of cover.
Other form:	Print version: 9780774823265

Table of Contents:

Participants: Schools, Students, and Teachers
Introduction: Navigating Safe and Equitable Schools
Safe Schools: The Struggle for Control and the Quest for Social Justice
How Schools Conceptualize Safety: Control, Security, Equity, Social Justice
Not Keeping a Straight Face: Heteronormativity and the Hidden Curriculum
Obstacles to the Implementation of Equity Policies
The Long Arm of the Law? Mapping (Other) Normative Orders in Youth Culture
7 Barriers to the Effectiveness of State Law
Conclusion.