"Det är en riktig sexuell läggning och jag har den" - Hur omgivningens attityder påverkar bisexuellt identitetsskapande
(2014) PSPT02 20141Department of Psychology
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Syftet med studien var att belysa bisexuellt identitetsskapande genom att undersöka vilken roll omgivningens attityder till bisexualitet har i denna process. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med sex bisexuella personer. Utifrån en hermeneutisk ansats tillämpades tematisk analys för att analysera intervjumaterialet, vilket resulterade i fem huvudteman: Att vara sann mot sig själv, Att anpassa sin identitet efter kontexten, Politiskt laddade möten med omvärlden, Att hantera en stigmatiserad identitet och Sökande efter ett community. Resultatet visar att omgivningens bi-negativa attityder kan bidra till ett behov av att vara sann mot sig själv. För vissa betyder det att aktivt bejaka sin bisexuella identitet medan det för andra... (More)
- Syftet med studien var att belysa bisexuellt identitetsskapande genom att undersöka vilken roll omgivningens attityder till bisexualitet har i denna process. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med sex bisexuella personer. Utifrån en hermeneutisk ansats tillämpades tematisk analys för att analysera intervjumaterialet, vilket resulterade i fem huvudteman: Att vara sann mot sig själv, Att anpassa sin identitet efter kontexten, Politiskt laddade möten med omvärlden, Att hantera en stigmatiserad identitet och Sökande efter ett community. Resultatet visar att omgivningens bi-negativa attityder kan bidra till ett behov av att vara sann mot sig själv. För vissa betyder det att aktivt bejaka sin bisexuella identitet medan det för andra innebär att inte identifiera sig som bisexuell, då det finns en motvilja inför att låta omgivningen kategorisera en. Ett sätt att hantera stigmatisering är att anpassa identiteten efter aktuellt sammanhang och att hålla fast vid sin identitet blir därför en utmaning. Ett annat sätt är att aktivt bemöta fördomar. I möten med omgivningen kan bisexuella känna sig objektifierade men kan även använda sitt handlingsutrymme för att påverka omgivningens bi-negativa attityder i en positiv riktning. Bisexuella upplever en avsaknad av ett självklart community genom att de varken tillhör hetero- eller homovärlden. Detta bidrar till att kampen för den bisexuella identiteten inte förs på gruppninå utan snarare på individuell nivå. (Less)
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to illuminate bisexual identity formation by examining what impact cultural attitudes towards bisexuality have in this process. Semi- structured interviews were conducted with six bisexual persons. Based upon a hermeneutic approach, thematic analysis was used to analyze the data and five main themes were identified: The need to be true to oneself, Adjusting oneself to the context, Politically charged encounters with the surrounding world, Managing a stigmatized identity, and Searching for a community. The result shows that cultural bi-negative attitudes may contribute to a need to be true to oneself. For some of the interviewees this means actively embracing their bisexual identity while for others this means not... (More)
- The aim of this study was to illuminate bisexual identity formation by examining what impact cultural attitudes towards bisexuality have in this process. Semi- structured interviews were conducted with six bisexual persons. Based upon a hermeneutic approach, thematic analysis was used to analyze the data and five main themes were identified: The need to be true to oneself, Adjusting oneself to the context, Politically charged encounters with the surrounding world, Managing a stigmatized identity, and Searching for a community. The result shows that cultural bi-negative attitudes may contribute to a need to be true to oneself. For some of the interviewees this means actively embracing their bisexual identity while for others this means not identifying themselves as bisexual, as they do not want others to define who they are. One way to manage stigmatization is to adjust the identity for the current context, which makes it difficult to keep up an outward bisexual identity. Another way is to actively respond to prejudices. Bisexuals can experience being objectified when they encounter the surrounding world, but they use their opportunities to act in ways that affect the bi-negative attitudes towards becoming more positive. Bisexuals are experiencing a lack of an own community in that they neither belong to the straight- nor the gay world. This may explain why bisexuals’ struggle for attaining general acceptance of their bisexual identity is not performed on a group level but rather on an individual level. (Less)
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- author
- Mårtensson, Camilla LU and Fischer, Siri LU
- supervisor
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- Eva Brodin LU
- organization
- course
- PSPT02 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- double stigmatization, identity formation, bi-negativity, bisexuality, cultural attitudes, stigma management, LGBTQ, bisexualitet, omgivningens attityder, bi-negativitet, identitetsskapande, dubbel stigmatisering, stigmahantering, hbtq
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 4496734
- date added to LUP
- 2014-07-01 11:36:51
- date last changed
- 2014-09-10 11:31:12
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abstract = {{The aim of this study was to illuminate bisexual identity formation by examining what impact cultural attitudes towards bisexuality have in this process. Semi- structured interviews were conducted with six bisexual persons. Based upon a hermeneutic approach, thematic analysis was used to analyze the data and five main themes were identified: The need to be true to oneself, Adjusting oneself to the context, Politically charged encounters with the surrounding world, Managing a stigmatized identity, and Searching for a community. The result shows that cultural bi-negative attitudes may contribute to a need to be true to oneself. For some of the interviewees this means actively embracing their bisexual identity while for others this means not identifying themselves as bisexual, as they do not want others to define who they are. One way to manage stigmatization is to adjust the identity for the current context, which makes it difficult to keep up an outward bisexual identity. Another way is to actively respond to prejudices. Bisexuals can experience being objectified when they encounter the surrounding world, but they use their opportunities to act in ways that affect the bi-negative attitudes towards becoming more positive. Bisexuals are experiencing a lack of an own community in that they neither belong to the straight- nor the gay world. This may explain why bisexuals’ struggle for attaining general acceptance of their bisexual identity is not performed on a group level but rather on an individual level.}},
author = {{Mårtensson, Camilla and Fischer, Siri}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{"Det är en riktig sexuell läggning och jag har den" - Hur omgivningens attityder påverkar bisexuellt identitetsskapande}},
year = {{2014}},
}