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This work focuses on perceptions of butch
privilege in the undergraduate student body at
Georgia State University. Butch privilege is similar
to traditional definitions of privilege, whether
male, white or heterosexual. I define it as the
unearned and unacknowledged privilege experienced by
a butch lesbian (perceived or self-identified) due
to her occupation of masculinity. In order to
investigate this topic, an exploratory quantitative
analysis of how perceptions of masculinity and
status are associated with butch privilege was
conducted. A survey consisting of questions
regarding participants perceptions of how
differential privileges are extended to masculine
and feminine looking women were presented to
undergraduate students during introductory sociology
classes. I found that the privileges traditionally
reserved for white males in society are perceived to
be extended to white butch lesbians due to their
occupation of masculinity.

Autorentext
Mikel Walters is Ph.D. Candidate at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is also a Fellow at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Her research interests include female masculinity, sexual and intimate violence, lesbian families and relationships. She is currently working on her Ph.D. dissertation.

Klappentext
This work focuses on perceptions of butch privilege in the undergraduate student body at Georgia State University. Butch privilege is similar to traditional definitions of privilege, whether male, white or heterosexual. I define it as the unearned and unacknowledged privilege experienced by a butch lesbian (perceived or self-identified) due to her occupation of masculinity. In order to investigate this topic, an exploratory quantitative analysis of how perceptions of masculinity and status are associated with butch privilege was conducted. A survey consisting of questions regarding participants' perceptions of how differential privileges are extended to masculine and feminine looking women were presented to undergraduate students during introductory sociology classes. I found that the privileges traditionally reserved for white males in society are perceived to be extended to white butch lesbians due to their occupation of masculinity.