{"product_id":"9783032413567","title":"Resisting Heteronormativity and Homophobic Bullying LGBTQIA+ Students in the Philippines","description":"\u003ch1\u003eResisting Heteronormativity and Homophobic Bullying\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLGBTQIA+ Students in the Philippines\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eVivencio Ballano | Nicolas T. Mallari | Alexander Prudente Jr. | Crisiel Mendina Lagura\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Gender Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Palgrave Pivot examines how LGBTQIA+ students navigate, resist, and transform the heteronormative structures of Philippine society. Drawing on in‑depth interviews with sixteen LGBTQIA+ students from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), and scholarly literature, the book illuminates the lived realities of gender socialization, gender fluidity, discrimination, and social resilience under conditions shaped by Catholic doctrine, family norms, and school environments. Using an eclectic sociological framework that integrates theories of gender fluidity, social resistance, resilience, and solidarity, the authors reveal how students counter family, school, church, and community‑based homophobic bullying while cultivating protective networks of support. The book further examines how institutional ethos and student advocacy foster an inclusive and solidarity‑driven academic environment, positioning the university as a gender‑affirming space in a predominantly conservative national context. Providing an empirically rich account of LGBTQIA+ exclusion and collective agency in the Global South, this volume advances current debates in gender studies, sociology of education, queer studies, and Philippine studies. It will interest scholars, students, university administrators, and policymakers seeking to understand the dynamics of heteronormativity, LGBTQIA+ resistance, and the social conditions that enable inclusive educational spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVivencio O. Ballano\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, College of the Social Sciences and Development at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicolas T. Mallari\u003c\/strong\u003e is Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Development and Professor of the Department of Psychology at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Prudente\u003c\/strong\u003e is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences and Development at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrisiel Mendina Lagura\u003c\/strong\u003e is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences and Development at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032413567\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55562837688460,"sku":"9783032413567","price":40.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032413567","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}