Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Walters, Mikel L Author's Email Address mwalters1@student.gsu.edu URN etd-11082005-113429 Title "Excuse me, Ma'am? That's Sir to You!" Perceptions of Butch Privilege in Contemporary Society Degree Master of Arts Department Sociology Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Denise Donnelly Committee Chair Dawn Baunach Committee Member Elisabeth Sheff Committee Member Keywords
- Butch Privilege
- Perceptions
- Stereotypes
- Privilege
- Gender
Date of Defense 2005-10-24 Availability unrestricted Abstract This thesis focuses on perceptions of butch privilege in the undergraduate student body at Georgia State University. Butch privilege is similar to traditional definitions of privilege, whether male, white or heterosexual. I define it as the unearned and unacknowledged privilege experienced by a butch lesbian (perceived or self-identified) due to her occupation of masculinity. In order to investigate this topic, an exploratory quantitative analysis of how perceptions of masculinity and status are associated with butch privilege was conducted. A survey consisting of questions regarding participants’ perceptions of how differential privileges are extended to masculine and feminine looking women were presented to undergraduate students during introductory sociology classes. I found that the privileges traditionally reserved for white males in society are perceived to be extended to white butch lesbians due to their occupation of masculinity.Files
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