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OverviewOnce viewed as an inevitable if unpleasant part of growing up, bullying is now recognized as a serious safety issue – particularly in light of recent teen suicides linked with homophobia in schools. In “Don’t Be So Gay!” Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe, Donn Short considers the effectiveness of anti-harassment policies and safe school legislation. After spending several months interviewing queer youth and their allies in the Toronto area, Short concludes that current legislation and its approach to school safety and homophobia has generally been more responsive than proactive. He suggests that while effective legislation is vital to establishing a safe space for queer students, other influences – including religion, family beliefs, and peer pressure – may be more powerful. Drawing on students’ own experiences and exploring how their understandings and definitions of safety might be translated into policy reform, this book offers a fresh perspective on a hotly debated issue. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Donn ShortPublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.460kg ISBN: 9780774823272ISBN 10: 0774823275 Pages: 316 Publication Date: 01 July 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsParticipants: Schools, Students, and Teachers 1 Introduction: Navigating Safe and Equitable Schools 2 Safe Schools: The Struggle for Control and the Quest for Social Justice 3 How Schools Conceptualize Safety: Control, Security, Equity, Social Justice 4 Not Keeping a Straight Face: Heteronormativity and the Hidden Curriculum 5 Obstacles to the Implementation of Equity Policies 6 The Long Arm of the Law? Mapping (Other) Normative Orders in Youth Culture 7 Barriers to the Effectiveness of State Law 8 Conclusion Notes BibliographyIndexReviewsThis thoughtfully written book could serve as a primer for those seeking to make schools a truly welcoming and safe place for all of their students. Short does a first-rate job of connecting policy, law, practice, and the day-to-day lives of students who are dealing with bullying and rejection by their peers, particularly with regard to their sexual orientation and their perceived-to-be-nonconforming behaviors. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -- H M Miller, Mercy College CHOICE, November 2013 The book is informed by interviews with queer teens in the Toronto area, as well as interviews with the handful of administrative idealists scattered through the educational system. Conditions for queer teens may be better than they were two generations ago, but they cannot be said to be good, save in highly atypical refuges; that said, progress is possible, Short argues. Publishers Weekly, November 18, 2013 The book is informed by interviews with queer teens in the Toronto area, as well as interviews with the handful of administrative idealists scattered through the educational system. Conditions for queer teens may be better than they were two generations ago, but they cannot be said to be good, save in highly atypical refuges; that said, progress is possible, Short argues. Publishers Weekly, November 18, 2013 This thoughtfully written book could serve as a primer for those seeking to make schools a truly welcoming and safe place for all of their students. Short does a first-rate job of connecting policy, law, practice, and the day-to-day lives of students who are dealing with bullying and rejection by their peers, particularly with regard to their sexual orientation and their perceived-to-be-nonconforming behaviors. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -- H M Miller, Mercy College CHOICE, November 2013 In Don't Be So Gay! Donn Short consults with the foremost experts on safety for queer kids in schools -- queer youth themselves. Heteronormativity is an immediate threat and Short highlights ways that educators and lawmakers can mitigate it. It's not enough to tell bullied kids that it will get better sometime down the road -- this book shows how changing cultures of heteronormativity can make it better, now. Don't Be So Gay! is a must-read for all educators, administrators, and those who aspire to be teachers. - Gerald Walton, Faculty of Education, Lakehead University The book is informed by interviews with queer teens in the Toronto area, as well as interviews with the handful of administrative idealists scattered through the educational system. Conditions for queer teens may be better than they were two generations ago, but they cannot be said to be good, save in highly atypical refuges; that said, progress is possible, Short argues. * Publishers Weekly, November 18, 2013 * This thoughtfully written book could serve as a primer for those seeking to make schools a truly welcoming and safe place for all of their students. Short does a first-rate job of connecting policy, law, practice, and the day-to-day lives of students who are dealing with bullying and rejection by their peers, particularly with regard to their sexual orientation and their perceived-to-be-nonconforming behaviors. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -- H M Miller, Mercy College * CHOICE, November 2013 * Author InformationDonn Short is an assistant professor of law in the Robson Hall Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba and the founding editor of the Canadian Journal of Human Rights. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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