The Declining Significance of Homophobia - How Teenage Boys are Redefining Masculinity and Heterosexuality (Hardcover, New)

Research has traditionally shown high schools to be hostile environments for LGBT youth. Boys have used homophobia to prove their masculinity and distance themselves from homosexuality. Despite these findings over the last three decades, The Declining Significance of Homophobia tells a different story. Drawing on fieldwork and interviews of young men in three British high schools, Dr. Mark McCormack shows how heterosexual male students are inclusive of their gay peers and proud of their pro-gay attitudes. He finds that being gay does not negatively affect a boy's popularity, but being homophobic does. Yet this accessible book goes beyond documenting this important shift in attitudes towards homosexuality: McCormack examines how decreased homophobia results in the expansion of gendered behaviors available to young men. In the schools he examines, boys are able to develop meaningful and loving friendships across many social groups. They replace toughness and aggression with emotional intimacy and displays of affection for their male friends.Free from the constant threat of social marginalization, boys are able to speak about once feminized activities without censure. The Declining Significance of Homophobia is essential reading for all those interested in masculinities, education, and the decline of homophobia.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Sexuality, Identity, and Society
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	March 2012
Authors:	Mark McCormack (Lecturer)
Dimensions:	237 x 161 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-977824-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > Gay studies (Gay men) Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adolescents Promotions
LSN:	0-19-977824-8
Barcode:	9780199778249

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