QUEERING FERTILITY: Experiences of Queer/Lesbian People Undergoing Fertility Treatment in a Heteronormative Society

Due to the increase in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other (+) (LGBTQ+) people seeking fertility treatments or the “Lesbian Baby Boom” (Amato & Jacob, 2004; Batza, 2016; Dunne, 2000; Simon et al., 1993; Mamo, 2013), in which 30% to 50% of women who identify as lesbians hope to become parents (Amato & Jacob, 2004), it is necessary to examine the relationship between a person’s sexual orientation and her experiences receiving fertility treatments. While fertility treatment from a heterosexual perspective has been studied at length, few studies have examined how LGBTQ+ people are treated in fertility clinic settings. In order to determine what role, if any, that sexual orientation plays in the treatment of LGBTQ+ people undergoing fertility treatment, this research analyzes 14 qualitative interviews of LGBTQ+ couples (22 participants total) who have undergone fertility treatments. Using both queer and feminist theoretical perspectives, this study demonstrates the ways that the larger hegemonic systems such as the heteronormative society and healthcare system of the United States, are reinforced through fertility clinic spaces and their non-inclusive policies and procedures. Lastly, this study highlights the ways in which LGBTQ+ people face marginalization in healthcare spaces, looking specifically at how that marginalization occurs in fertility clinics through the narratives of the participants

The Art of Being: A Study of the Relationship between Daoism and Art

Ever since the beginning of time, artists have been inspired by the religion they choose to follow. Sometimes religion was the subject, but more often than not, one had to really dig deeper into a work of art to understand the religious meaning. In my paper, I focused on contemporary Chinese artist Song Dong, who uses his artistic abilities to reflect the ideals of Daoism. Focusing on a couple of more well known works by Song Dong, one can see that he shows how one is able to move down the path to lead a more full life through the Dao. In this paper, I took my discussion along the path of the major themes of Daoism, relating it back to a piece from the Han era of China, and then related all of this to Song Dong’s pieces and provided one with the inevitable fact of how religion, whether intentional or not, can influence a work of art

Nineteen Fifty Six

I HADN\u27T seen the police car when I first emerged from the wooded area beside the house. My bare arms and neck seemed to glow from the warmly penetrating rays of the sun. A barbed-wire fence stood between me and the house which was small and shabby against the green cotton fields surrounding it..

All-American: a screenplay

Interior: Joe\u27s Living room, night. Rick and Joe, two black men, are seated at a large table. There is a game board on the table. Empty liquor bottles are lying on the table and on the floor. Joe drops tw6 dice into a cup and is about to roll them out onto the table, when there is a knock on the door. Joe gets up to answer the door. Benny comes in

The two-per-cent sales tax in Puerto Rico

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityThe two-per-cent Sales Tax now in force in Puerto Rico has been the subject ot considerable discussion since its adoption in 1925. The spectacular character ot the tax at the time ot its proposal was due primarily to the fact that it was called a sales tax instead ot an amendment to the excise tax then in force. In view of the previous discussion and the facts revealed through the survey, the tax should be repealed as a matter of democratic and socio-economic policy because (1) the tax as passed as an emergency measure and that emergency has passed; (2) because the tax is regressive; (3) because the tax falls largely on the merchants and not on the consumers as expected by the legislature; (4) because the yield of the tax does not represent a large part of the average annual income from revenue sources, and (5) because other sales taxes provide more than 1/3 of the revenue without the marked opposition of business

Students’ Responses to Application Quests: A Case-based Learning Activity

TApplication Quests are case-based learning activities that emphasize issues in professional practice and are given as part of the classroom learning process. This qualitative investigation examined students’ views regarding the perceived impacts that Application Quests had on their learning. A phenomenological analysis of written assignments from 44 undergraduate students revealed six prevalent themes. The Application Quests were described as being unlike previous experiences, difficult and time consuming, and an emotive process. They were further identified as helpful for learning and integrating course material, improving learning across courses, and increasing readiness for professional practice. These themes are discussed in relation to Astin’s input-environment-outcome model of student development during college and potential improvements to future Application Quests

PSYCHOANALYTICAL VIEWS IN CROSS-CULTURAL COUNSELING AND HOW TO ELIMINATE CULTURAL BIAS IN STUDENTS

Psychoanalysis is a theory developed by Sigmund Freud where it is said that past experiences affect a person in the present. In this theory Sigmund divides the level of consciousness into three namely id, ego and superego. In cross-cultural counseling, psychoanalysis looks at the background of the emergence of individual behavior based on their past. In this day and age, there are many problems related to cultural bias, one of which is on students. Indonesian culture that is diverse and thick and thick in the life and daily life of Indonesian people makes cultural biases happen to anyone, including students. Many of the people in Indonesia who are known for their cultural bias are people who have been implanted with cross-cultural views since their time as students. Therefore, psychoanalysis as a science that studies the past and matters related to the past is expected to be able to eliminate cultural biases in students. So that in the future so that culture does not look bad at other cultures

Religious/Worldview Identification and College Student Success

Higher education researchers and practitioners have become increasingly interested in the experiences and outcomes of religious minority students. Most research to date has focused on these students’ religiosity and spirituality, and it has often lumped students from several diverse religions into a single minority group. This study explores the relationship between religious/worldview identification and student success (i.e., college satisfaction, perceived growth, academic achievement, and graduation). Differences between Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Protestants, and students who do not identify with any organized religion are examined using a large, multi-institutional dataset. Religious/worldview identification upon entering college is significantly related to various indicators of student success, and many of these differences persist even when accounting for students’ demographics and precollege achievement

Le rôle des légendes dans le culte de Ghāzī Miyāñ (Inde)

Dans cet article portant sur l’une des figures de sainteté musulmane les plus anciennes et populaires de l’Inde du Nord, Ghāzī Miyāñ, sont étudiées les fonctions remplies par les traditions orales diffusées, par les desservants de son tombeau et les musiciens dafālī, lors des rites quotidiens et festifs. Cette double tradition est mise en regard des récits littéraires allant à son encontre pour s’opposer à ce culte. Notre visée est de montrer que l’ensemble de ces récits, bien qu’ils semblent nous conter les hauts faits de sa vie justifiant son statut de martyr, s’élaborent en fait en s’adossant au culte, dans le but de le légitimer ou de le détruire.This article focuses on one of northern India’s earliest and most popular Muslim saintly figures, Ghāzī Miyāñ, and the role oral tradition plays in the daily and festive rituals performed in his honour by the custodians of his tomb and dafālī musicians. This dual tradition contrasts with literary tales unfavourable to him and that are used to denigrate the cult. Our intention is to show that all these stories, although they seem to describe key events of his life justifying his status as a martyr, are in fact rooted in the cult with the aim of either legitimizing or of destroying it