sexual/gender identities Flashcards
1
Q
McCormack
A
- declining on homophobia on heterosexual boys and lgbt youth in educational and sporting settings
- Pro gay attitudes in schools deemed an attempt to corrupt Britain’s youth
- Extreme homophobia had an impact on heterosexual boys due to the artificial conflation of sexuality and gender
- heterosexuality and masculinity are deemed inseparable and feminine boys are socially perceived as gay
- Rather than bring rough and aggressive with each other, there is physical closeness between these boys
- They take care over their appearance in ways that would have been classified as gay or feminine
1
Q
Mac an ghaill
A
- the 3 F’s
- Heterosexual boys are pre occupied with the 3 F’s. Football, fighting and f**king
- type of control to suppress many emotions
- They exaggerate and pretend to have homophonic and ultra masculine views in order to prove their masculinity
- Boys went lengths to prove that they’re not gay or feminine
- Boys were permitted to vent anger as they were not allowed to show emotion
- This false type of masculinity was damaging to these boys and damaging society
2
Q
mcintosh
A
- in western cultures, the roles of homosexual males involves certain expectations or cultural characteristics.
- Homosexual roles may include effeminate mannerism and high voices
- Once a male has accepted the label or identity of being homosexual he will start to fulfil these expectations so initially the label creates behaviour
- Married men who see themselves as straight but still admit to attraction to males but do not exhibit any other signs of homosexuality
3
Q
Rich
A
- women’s sexuality is oppressed by men in patriarchal society through institutions such as marriage, sexual violence and rape
- compulsory heterosexuality describe to describe the way that women are socialised into subordinate roles
- most women are not necessarily inherently heterosexual but it is forced upon them and that lesbian existence is quite different from homosexuality in men
- Lesbian identity has been written out of existence or construction as abnormal, since it is a threat to male dominance and power over women
4
Q
weeks
A
- sexual identity is a significant issue for those who are not heterosexual.
- Not many would say ‘I am heterosexual’ in relation to their identity but to say ‘I am gay’ or ‘I am lesbian’ makes a statement about belonging and your relationship to dominant sexual codes
5
Q
Plummer
A
- Sees homosexuality as a process and discusses the homosexual career
- Homosexual career is where a male who has accepted the label of homosexual and seeks out others and joins a subculture where stereotypical homosexual characteristics become the norm
- Demonstrates how peers can support the acceptance of a homosexual identity
6
Q
- declining on homophobia on heterosexual boys and lgbt youth in educational and sporting settings
- Pro gay attitudes in schools deemed an attempt to corrupt Britain’s youth
- Extreme homophobia had an impact on heterosexual boys due to the artificial conflation of sexuality and gender
- heterosexuality and masculinity are deemed inseparable and feminine boys are socially perceived as gay
- Rather than bring rough and aggressive with each other, there is physical closeness between these boys
- They take care over their appearance in ways that would have been classified as gay or feminine
A
McCormack
7
Q
- the 3 F’s
- Heterosexual boys are pre occupied with the 3 F’s. Football, fighting and f**king
- type of control to suppress many emotions
- They exaggerate and pretend to have homophonic and ultra masculine views in order to prove their masculinity
- Boys went lengths to prove that they’re not gay or feminine
- Boys were permitted to vent anger as they were not allowed to show emotion
- This false type of masculinity was damaging to these boys and damaging society
A
Mac an ghaill
8
Q
- in western cultures, the roles of homosexual males involves certain expectations or cultural characteristics.
- Homosexual roles may include effeminate mannerism and high voices
- Once a male has accepted the label or identity of being homosexual he will start to fulfil these expectations so initially the label creates behaviour
- Married men who see themselves as straight but still admit to attraction to males but do not exhibit any other signs of homosexuality
A
mcintosh
9
Q
- women’s sexuality is oppressed by men in patriarchal society through institutions such as marriage, sexual violence and rape
- compulsory heterosexuality describe to describe the way that women are socialised into subordinate roles
- most women are not necessarily inherently heterosexual but it is forced upon them and that lesbian existence is quite different from homosexuality in men
- Lesbian identity has been written out of existence or construction as abnormal, since it is a threat to male dominance and power over women
A
Rich
10
Q
- sexual identity is a significant issue for those who are not heterosexual.
- Not many would say ‘I am heterosexual’ in relation to their identity but to say ‘I am gay’ or ‘I am lesbian’ makes a statement about belonging and your relationship to dominant sexual codes
A
weeks
11
Q
- Sees homosexuality as a process and discusses the homosexual career
- Homosexual career is where a male who has accepted the label of homosexual and seeks out others and joins a subculture where stereotypical homosexual characteristics become the norm
- Demonstrates how peers can support the acceptance of a homosexual identity
A
Plummer
