Who really benefits at freshmen orientation camps : a study into the enforcement of heteronormativity in universities

• Main Author: Lim, Wen Zhen
• Other Authors: Teo You Yenn
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::General::Education; DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social behavior; DRNTU::Social sciences::General::Education; DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Individualism, differentiation and struggle
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62429
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study seeks to examine Freshmen Orientation Camps (FOCs) in relation to the wider heteronormative framework and pressures that force students to “perform” their genders in a conformative manner. By engaging in semi-structured in-depth interviews with various individuals who have participated i...