title: Exploring the relationship between sexual orientation and religious identities for Jewish lesbian college students.
abstract: This exploratory study examined how two Jewish lesbian college students perceived the relationship between their religious and sexual orientation identities over a five-year time span. Based on data from a constructivist, longitudinal qualitative study, these women's stories reveal possibilities and challenges associated with making sense of these two identities individually and in relationship to each other during a time of rapid identity development and changing contexts. Suggestions for educational practice are offered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Leadership, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, USA. abeses@muohio.edu
authors.forename: Elisa S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Abes
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007599:Judaism / Q000523:psychology*; D012071:Religion and Sex; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D014930:Women