“…full of opportunities, but not for everyone”: A narrative inquiry into mechanisms of labor market inequity among precariously employed gay, bisexual, and queer men

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

American journal of industrial medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-20 DOI:10.1002/ajim.23574

David J. Kinitz PhD, MSW, Lori E. Ross PhD, Ellen MacEachen PhD, Charles Fehr MA, Dionne Gesink PhD

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Abstract

Background

This study brings lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (trans), and queer (LGBTQ+) populations into scholarly discourse related to precarious employment through a political economy of queer struggle.

Methods

Drawing on narrative inquiry, 20 gay, bisexual, and queer men shared stories of precarious employment that were analyzed using Polkinghorne's narrative analysis.

Results

Results tell an overarching narrative in three parts that follow the trajectory of participants' early life experiences, entering the labor market and being precariously employed. Part 1: Devaluation of LGBTQ+ identities and adverse life experiences impacted participants' abilities to plan their careers and complete postsecondary education. Part 2: Participants experienced restricted opportunities due to safety concerns and learned to navigate white, cis, straight, Canadian ideals that are valued in the labor market. Part 3: Participants were without protections to respond to hostile treatment for fear of losing their employment.

Conclusions

These stories of precarious employment illustrate unique ways that LGBTQ+ people might be particularly susceptible to exploitative labor markets.

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"......充满机会，但并非人人都有"：对就业不稳定的男同性恋者、双性恋者和同性恋者在劳动力市场上的不平等机制的叙事调查。

背景：本研究通过同性恋斗争的政治经济学，将女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者（变性人）和同性恋（LGBTQ+）人群纳入与不稳定就业相关的学术讨论中：方法：利用叙事调查，20 名男同性恋、双性恋和同性恋者分享了就业不稳定的故事，并使用波尔金霍恩叙事分析法对这些故事进行了分析：结果：结果将参与者的早期生活经历、进入劳动力市场和就业不稳定的轨迹分为三个部分，讲述了一个总体叙事。第一部分对 LGBTQ+ 身份的贬低和不利的生活经历影响了参与者规划职业生涯和完成中学后教育的能力。第二部分：出于安全考虑，参与者的机会受到了限制，并学会了如何在劳动力市场上树立白人、同性恋、异性恋、加拿大人的理想。第 3 部分：参与者因害怕失去工作而没有保护措施来应对敌意待遇：这些就业不稳定的故事说明了 LGBTQ+ 人士特别容易受到劳动力市场剥削的独特方式。

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来源期刊

American journal of industrial medicine 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

5.90

自引率

5.70%

发文量

108

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： American Journal of Industrial Medicine considers for publication reports of original research, review articles, instructive case reports, and analyses of policy in the fields of occupational and environmental health and safety. The Journal also accepts commentaries, book reviews and letters of comment and criticism. The goals of the journal are to advance and disseminate knowledge, promote research and foster the prevention of disease and injury. Specific topics of interest include: occupational disease; environmental disease; pesticides; cancer; occupational epidemiology; environmental epidemiology; disease surveillance systems; ergonomics; dust diseases; lead poisoning; neurotoxicology; endocrine disruptors.