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Dead boys can't dance : sexual orientation, masculinity, and suicide / Michel Dorais with Simon Louis Lajeunesse ; translated by Pierre Tremblay.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dorais, Michel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay youth--Suicidal behavior--Quebec (Province).
- Gay youth.
- Boys--Suicidal behavior--Quebec (Province).
- Boys.
- Suicide--Prevention.
- Suicide.
- LGBTQ+ suicide.
- Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people.
- LGBTQ+ youth.
- Homosexuality--Psychological aspects.
- Homosexuality.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (134 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Dorais and Lajeunesse analyse the adverse ways being stigmatized as homosexual affects personality and behaviour, discerning four types of reaction: the 'perfect boy,' whose perfectionism and asexuality are an attempt to minimize the difference between how he is perceived and what he is supposed to be; the 'chameleon,' who attempts to keep everyone from suspecting his secret but constantly feels like an impostor; the 'token fag,' who serves as a scapegoat to his peers, especially at school, and suffers a consequent rejection and lack of self-esteem; and the 'rebel,' who actively rejects any stigma based on his sexual orientation and non-conformity. They show that those who are heterosexual but suspected of being homosexual are most at risk of suicide and make recommendations for suicide prevention.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Introduction
- What This Book Is About
- Social Factors and Suicide
- The Young Men Studied
- Two Profiles, Four Scenarios
- Life Situations
- Isolation, Shame, and Stigmatization
- Resiliency Factors
- Recommendations for Suicide Prevention
- Challenging Homophobia
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Translation of: Mort ou fif : la face cachee du suicide chez les garcons.
- Includes bibliographical references: p. [115]-119.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-86165-4
- 9786612861659
- 0-7735-7165-5
- OCLC:
- 244764005
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