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Reflections on the Construction of Heteronormativity

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Jaya Sharma shares her concerns about assuming that norms govern us entirely and of constructing a binary between the ‘normative’ and the ‘non-normative’. She argues that such a binary can be arrogant and privilege as ‘ideal’ those seen as ‘non-normative’. It is perhaps closer to reality and more empowering to see the play of norms as a process of negotiation rather than placing them in a hegemonic and binary framework. Development (2009) 52, 52–55. doi:10.1057/dev.2008.72

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  • Jaya Sharma, 2009. "Reflections on the Construction of Heteronormativity," Development, Palgrave Macmillan;Society for International Deveopment, vol. 52(1), pages 52-55, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:develp:v:52:y:2009:i:1:p:52-55
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    1. Cornwall, Andrea, 2014. "Women's empowerment: what works and why?," WIDER Working Paper Series 104, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Maria Victoria Carrera-Fernández & María Lameiras-Fernández & Nazaret Blanco-Pardo & Yolanda Rodríguez-Castro, 2021. "Preventing Violence toward Sexual and Cultural Diversity: The Role of a Queering Sex Education," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-15, February.
    3. Andrea Cornwall, 2014. "Women's Empowerment: What Works and Why?," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-104, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

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