White normativity: The cultural dimensions of whiteness in a racially diverse LGBT organization

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 563-586

  Ward, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

LGBT; Organizations; Queer; White normativity; Whiteness

Indexed keywords

EID: 52049111632     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2008.51.3.563     Document Type: Article

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