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The positive experiences of openly Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered students in a Christian sixth form college (2012)
Journal Article
McCormack, M. (2012). The positive experiences of openly Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered students in a Christian sixth form college. Sociological Research Online, 17(3), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.2461

Previous research has demonstrated that LGBT students tend to have negative experiences of school, suffering social marginalisation and discrimination. One key reason for this has been the homophobia of heterosexual male students. However, my researc... Read More about The positive experiences of openly Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered students in a Christian sixth form college.

Male team sport hazing initiations in a culture of decreasing homohysteria (2012)
Journal Article
Anderson, E., McCormack, M., & Lee, H. (2012). Male team sport hazing initiations in a culture of decreasing homohysteria. Journal of Adolescent Research, 27(4), 427-448. https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558411412957

In this longitudinal ethnographic research, we report on 7 years of hazing rituals on two separate men’s sports teams at one university in the United Kingdom. Using 38 in-depth interviews alongside naturalistic observations of the initiation rituals,... Read More about Male team sport hazing initiations in a culture of decreasing homohysteria.

Heteronormativity in the university classroom: Novelty attachment and content substitution among gay-friendly students (2012)
Journal Article
Ripley, M., Anderson, E., McCormack, M., & Rockett, B. (2012). Heteronormativity in the university classroom: Novelty attachment and content substitution among gay-friendly students. Sociology of Education, 85(2), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038040711427315

This article explores the complex relationship between an openly gay instructor, homophobia, and heteronormativity in a university classroom. The authors first tabulated the frequency with which the instructor used the lives of heterosexuals and homo... Read More about Heteronormativity in the university classroom: Novelty attachment and content substitution among gay-friendly students.