Gay Masculinities
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Gay Masculinities

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Gay Masculinities

About this book

Without question, the media have perpetuated stereotypes of gay men, often portraying them as effeminate. Such a limited depiction illustrates the problematic conflation of gender roles and sexual orientation, raising important questions about the relationship between the two. The articles collected in this volume represent an attempt to understand how contemporary gay men in the United States engage in, contest, and modify controlling notions of masculinity. Peter Nardi, with contributions from leading scholars in the field of gay studies, examines the ways in which gay men develop a sense of masculine identity, with a special emphasis on the every day lives of gay men. These essays consider a great range of issues, from gay masculine identity in business, church, home, and community, to interpersonal relationships of gay men. A fascinating and thought-provoking addition to the Research on Men and Masculinities series, Gay Masculinities is a must read for any scholar of sociology, gender studies, education, anthropology, psychology, or communication.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Chapter 1 - "Anything for a Sis, Mary": An Introduction to Gay Masculinities
  5. Part I - Masculinities in Gay Relationships
  6. Chapter 2 - Seeking Sexual Lives: Gay Youth and Masculinity Tensions
  7. Chapter 3 - "One of the Guys": Instrumentality and Intimacy in Gay Men's Friendships with Straight Men
  8. Chapter 4 - Gay Male Domestic Violence and the Pursuit of Masculinity
  9. Part II - Masculinities in Everyday Gay Life
  10. Chapter 5 - Risk and Masculinity in the Everyday Lives of Gay Men
  11. Chapter 6 - Religion and Masculinity in Latino Gay Lives
  12. Chapter 7 - Masculinity in the Age of AIDS: HIV-Seropositive Gay Men and the "Buff Agenda"
  13. Chapter 8 - Queer Sexism: Rethinking Gay Men and Masculinity
  14. Part III - Masculinities in Diverse Gay Groups
  15. Chapter 9 - Masculinity among Working-Class Gay Males
  16. Chapter 10 - Asian American Gay Men's (Dis)claim on Masculinity
  17. Chapter 11 - Entre Hombres/between Men: Latino Masculinities and Homosexualities
  18. Chapter 12 - Gay Female Impersonators and the Masculine Construction of "Other"
  19. Author Index
  20. Subject Index
  21. About the Editor and Contributors