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STIGMA AND DISCLOSURE : THE HEALTH COMMUNICATION OF GAY AND BISEXUAL COLLEGE MALES.

dc.contributor.advisorShouse, Ericen_US
dc.contributor.authorChambers, Brandenen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCommunicationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-28T12:54:08Z
dc.date.available2014-01-28T12:54:08Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines what it means to be a self-identified gay or bisexual male college student, and how stigma and disclosure relate to health. Qualitative research was conducted to explore the reasons some patients withhold disclosure of sexual orientation. A considerable amount of research has been done on disclosure of gay and bisexual males. Yet studies examining the combination of gay and bisexual college-age males, and communication as it pertain to stigma, disclosure, and health is lacking in the field of communication. This analysis attempts to address common reasons gay and bisexual males do not disclose their sexual orientation, how stigma affects that decision and how it relates to health.  en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.format.extent65 p.en_US
dc.format.mediumdissertations, academicen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/4313
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherEast Carolina Universityen_US
dc.subjectCommunicationen_US
dc.subjectGLBT studiesen_US
dc.subjectGender studiesen_US
dc.subjectCollegesen_US
dc.subjectCommunicationen_US
dc.subjectGayen_US
dc.subjectHealthen_US
dc.subjectMalesen_US
dc.subject.lcshGay college students--Health and hygiene--United States
dc.subject.lcshBisexual college students--Health and hygiene--United States
dc.subject.lcshIdentity (Psychology)--United States
dc.subject.lcshComing out (Sexual orientation)--United States
dc.titleSTIGMA AND DISCLOSURE : THE HEALTH COMMUNICATION OF GAY AND BISEXUAL COLLEGE MALES.en_US
dc.typeMaster's Thesisen_US

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