Florida State University Libraries Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations The Graduate School 2015 The Voices of African Descent Bisexual Women: Experiences Related to Identity and Disclosure in Social Support Networks and Health Care Settings in the United States and United Kingdom Kristin M. Brown Follow this and additional works at the FSU Digital Library. For more information, please contact
[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK THE VOICES OF AFRICAN DESCENT BISEXUAL WOMEN: EXPERIENCES RELATED TO IDENTITY AND DISCLOSURE IN SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS AND HEALTH CARE SETTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES AND UNITED KINGDOM By KRISTIN M. BROWN A Dissertation submitted to the College of Social Work in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. 2015 © Kristin M. Brown defended this dissertation on April 20, 2015. The members of the supervisory committee were: Neil Abell Professor Directing Dissertation Koji Ueno University Representative Jean Munn Committee Member James Whyte, IV Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the dissertation has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to extend thanks to all those who made this study possible, including Florida State University and the College of Social Work. I would like to acknowledge the Chair and Members of the Dissertation Committee, who committed to my doctoral program and this study over a period of several years. I would like to express gratitude to the women who participated in this study and shared generously from their life experiences, in the US and the UK.