The declining significance of homophobia : how teenage boys are redefining masculinity and heterosexuality / Mark McCormack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCormack, Mark, 1984-

Series:

Sexuality, identity, and society series.

Sexuality, identity, and society series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homophobia--Great Britain.

Homophobia in high schools--Great Britain--Case studies.

Teenage boys--Great Britain--Attitudes--Case studies.

High school students--Great Britain--Attitudes--Case studies.

Gay teenagers--Great Britain--Case studies.

Masculinity--Great Britain--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 homophob

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; PART I: Setting the Scene; 1. Researching Gender and Sexuality in Schools; 2. The Study; PART II: Masculinities; 3. Sex, Gender, and Power; 4. From Hegemonic Masculinity to Inclusive Masculinities; 5. Teenage Boys and Schooling; 6. The Rise and Fall of Homophobia; PART III: The Declining Significance of Homophobia; 7. Decreasing Homohysteria; 8. Heterosexual Recuperation; 9. Popularity without Oppression; 10. Homosexually Themed Language; 11. Gay-Friendly High Schools; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 19, 2012).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-999094-8

9786613623553

0-19-977848-5

1-280-59372-5

OCLC:

777262297