One of the boys : masculinity, homophobia, and modern manhood /
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| Author / Creator: | Plummer, David, 1957- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Harrington Park Press, c1999. |
| Description: | ix, 364 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Haworth gay & lesbian series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4079378 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Homophobic Puzzle
- Defining Homophobia
- Clarifying the Terms of Reference
- The 'Epidemiology' of Homophobia: Studies of Homophobic Violence
- The Significance of Homophobia: Evidence from Twentieth Century Public Life
- Chapter 2. Swearing Allegiance
- Homophobic Meanings
- Cataloging Homophobic Meanings
- Evolving Homophobic Meanings: 'Onion Skinning'
- The Power of Homophobic Words
- Homophobia and 'Otherness'
- Conclusions
- Chapter 3. Separating the Men From the Boys
- School
- The Divided School Ground
- The Classroom
- Home
- The Media
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4. Fashioning the Male 'Self'
- Homophobia Prior to Adult Sexual Identity: Pressures Which Shape Boys' Behavior
- Homophobic Pressures from a Nonhomosexual Perspective
- Homophobia and Being Homosexual
- Homophobia and Identity
- Conclusions
- Chapter 5. Regulating Male Intimacy
- Physical Engagement: Sport
- Manhood Exposed: The Change Rooms
- Putting Those Fears to Bed: Sleeping Together
- Knowing When to Get Off: Sexual Restraint and Transgression
- Friendships, Relationships, and Being Homosexually Active
- Conclusions
- Chapter 6. On the Origins of the Sexual Species
- Homophobic Logic: Mobile Differences and Consistent Negative Bias
- Between suppression and Expression
- Taming Polymorphous Perversity
- Homophobic Passage: The Orderer of Things
- Conclusions
- Appendix A. Methods
- Choice of Methods
- Methodological Theory
- Sampling
- Recruitment
- Interview Structure
- Analysis: Interpretation, Validity, and Wider Significance
- Conclusions
- Appendix B. Sample
- Participant Profiles
- Conclusions
- Appendix C. ATLG Scores
- References
- Index
- References Notes Included
