TRANS COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE: HOW TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS SEARCH FOR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS

1 online resource (64 pages) : PDF

2019

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The transgender population experience high rates of discrimination in healthcare settings, which has been well documented. Less is known about what is keeping transgender individuals from utilizing healthcare resources or their entry points to healthcare. With this qualitative exploratory study, I interviewed 10 transgender individuals from a large southeastern city about their primary healthcare provider search processes. Using inductive analysis methods, I explored the emergent themes that revealed a unique search process which included utilizing trans collective experience, informed searching, visiting a provider, assessing experience with the provider, and selection or rejection. Findings from this research has the potential to inform positive health care practice implications for the transgender community and for other marginalized groups that experience similar health disparities.

masters theses

Sociology
Sex role
Queer studies

M.A.

Healthcare Access
Inequality
Search Process
Symbolic Interaction
Trans Collective Experience
Transgender

Sociology

Jason, Kendra

Yavorsky, Jill
Pollock, Sarah

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2019.

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