Abstract
Schooling can be a pivotal time in young people’s formative experience when identities are negotiated and forged. However, contradictory dominant cultures can operate within the school context, making it very challenging for individuals to negotiate their religious and sexual identities within a sexualised and heteronormative space. This essay draws on interview data relating to 18- to 25-yearolds of diverse religious faiths in the UK, who recounted their secondary schooling experiences, and focuses on the formal and informal ways in which the school was constituted in relation to religion and sexuality.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 405-415 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Beliefs and Values |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2012 |
Keywords
- young people and religion
- informal school cultures
- formal school cultures
- heteronormativity
- identity
- sexuality
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