Sexual Identitity

Question 1

Mac an ghail

Answer 1

• described heterosexual boys as being preoccupied with the 3 Fs: football, fighting, fucking
• type of control to suppressing of emotions

Question 2

Macintosh

Answer 2

• in western cultures role of homosexual male involves certain expectations or cultural characteristics such as effeminate mannerisms
• once a male has accepted the identity of homosexual, he will start o fulfil these expectations

Question 3

Plummer

Answer 3

• sees homosexuality as a process and discusses the homosexual career where a male who has accepted the label will seek out others and join a subculture in which stereotypical homosexual characteristics become the norm
• shows how peers can support the acceptance of a homosexual identity