Becoming a Man

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-41
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Sexual Preferences ◽  
Violent Acts ◽  
Social Markers ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Young Gay Men

This paper seeks to analyze the affective-sexual trajectories of young gay men in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Based on qualitative research with 15 young, urban, low-income gay men aged between 19 and 24, carried out in 2019, this article shows the learning of masculinity and its consequences on the men’s sex lives. As a result, we argue that these young men have been brought up for the exaltation of heterosexuality and being a real man since boyhood; that the pedagogies of masculinity produce hierarchies among gay masculinities; and that the connection with other social markers, such as race, social class, religion, sexual preferences related to being active or passive, and gender expressions, upholds the notion of hegemonic masculinity. Regarding those who escape this pattern, these young men reveal several vulnerabilities and multiple violent acts during their trajectories.

scholarly journals Butch Tops and Femme Bottoms? Sexual Positioning, Sexual Decision Making, and Gender Roles Among Young Gay Men

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 505-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Marie Johns ◽  
Emily Pingel ◽  
Anna Eisenberg ◽  
Matthew Leslie Santana ◽  
José Bauermeister
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Young Men ◽  
The United States ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Sexual Decision Making ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Young Gay Men ◽  
Hiv Aids

Gender and power are theoretical constructs linked to discussions of sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS among heterosexual couples. Despite the fact that HIV rates are rising among young men who have sex with men in the United States, work examining the role of gender in sexual decision making of young men who have sex with men remains in its infancy. Through qualitative interviews with 34 young gay men (YGM), the authors seek to contribute to the literature in this area by focusing on the ways that YGM understand and enact sexual positions during anal sex. The authors’ results highlight the diversity of YGM’s sexual preferences, as well as the high degree of sexual fluidity. Ideas of gender appear to inform part of this process; however, YGM critiqued conventional gender norms and emphasized the centrality of relationships (i.e., casual vs. romantic) in their sexual decision making. The authors discuss the importance of considering gender and interpersonal factors when designing HIV/AIDS prevention messages for YGM.

scholarly journals Variasi Sapaan Pedagang Buah-Buahan di Madura

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Yunita Suryani ◽  
Taswirul Afkar ◽  
Siti Umi Hanik
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Young People ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Ethnic Chinese ◽  
Data Analysis Method ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Ethnic Factors

ABSTRAK Variasi sapaan pedagang buah-buahan di pasar tradisional, Bangkalan, Madura terjadi secara alamiah saat tawar-menawar. Penelitian ini mendeskripsikan variasi sapaan pedagang kepada pembeli yang dipengaruhi faktor usia dan jenis kelamin pembeli; faktor hubungan kekerabatan; dan faktor etnis yang berbeda. Metode analisis data menggunakan teknik padan pragmatis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan variasi sapaan pedagang, 1) berdasarkan usia dan jenis kelamin: sapaan Buk untuk wanita yang sudah menikah atau berusia lebih dari 30 tahun, sapaan Lek [Le?] untuk laki-laki muda berusia kurang lebih 17--20 tahun; 2) berdasarkan hubungan kekerabatan: sapaan Lek [Le?] digunakan pedagang karena sudah mengenal pembeli; 3) berdasarkan etnis yang berbeda: sapaan pada pembeli etnis Jawa menggunakan sapaan Dek yang biasa digunakan juga oleh orang Jawa untuk menyapa anak muda, begitu pula pada pembeli etnis Cina, pedagang menggunakan sapaan Ko atau Koko, 4) berdasarkan kelas sosial: Mik [Mi?] untuk wanita yang sudah haji atau usianya lebih tua dari pedagang.Kata kunci: variasi sapaan, pedagang buah, MaduraABSTRACT Variations in the greetings of fruit traders in traditional, Bangkalan, Madura occur naturally during bargaining. This study describes variations in the greeting of traders to buyers who are influenced by age and gender factors of buyers; kinship factors; and different ethnic factors. The data analysis method uses padan pragmatic techniques. The results showed variations in merchant greetings, 1) based on age and gender: book greetings for women who were married or over 30 years old, greetings lek [le?] For young men aged around 17-20 years; 2) based on kinship: greeting lek [le?] used by traders because they already know the buyer; 3) based on different ethnicities: greetings to Javanese ethnic buyers using dek greetings which are also used by Javanese to greet young people, as well as ethnic Chinese buyers, traders using ko or koko greetings, 4) based on social class: mik [mi?] for women who are already on Hajj or are older than traders.Keywords: variations in greetings, fruit traders, Madura

scholarly journals Language Variations of Teenagers: A Case Study in A Walk to Remember Film

An-Nas ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
Niswatin Nurul Hidayati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Language And Gender ◽  
The Family ◽  
Interactive Data ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Collection Methods

Research on the relationship between language and gender or language and age is included in the realm of sociolinguistic studies. In this research, the researcher focused on language variation in teen speech. Researchers used qualitative research methods with non-interactive data collection methods. From the findings and analysis, the researcher concluded that the form of utterances used by the teenagers were different depending on their gender. The depth of this difference was seen in the frequency of slang vocabulary usage and the vernacular form of language that was more often used by young men. Gender differences turned out to affect the form of utterance of these adolescents where even though they were in the same group, adolescent girls still paid attention to the value of "prestige" in their language. In contrast to young men who show more their masculinity through slang and vernacular forms of language. In addition, the family and social environment, as well as their age where adolescence is a period of exploration, also influence their speech patterns.

Desire for Unprotected Intercourse Preceding its Occurrence: The Case of Young Gay Men with an Anonymous Partner

1993 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 326-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
R S Gold ◽  
M J Skinner
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Unprotected Anal Intercourse ◽  
Unprotected Intercourse ◽  
Older Gay Men ◽  
Young Gay Men ◽  
Non Destructive

One sample of young gay men ( n = 219) and 3 samples of older gay men ( n = 219, n = 207, and n = 88) recalled a sexual encounter in which they had engaged in unprotected anal intercourse. Throughout the evening of the encounter, desire specifically for unprotected intercourse had generally been less common the more distant the relationship with the partner. Young men having sex with an anonymous partner were an exception to this pattern, however: they had desired unprotected intercourse almost as commonly as had young men having sex with a lover. The extent to which unprotected intercourse is premeditated in young men with an anonymous partner may make it particularly hard to modify their behaviour. This group had also been in an especially negative mood state at the start of the evening, suggesting the importance of trying to inculcate non-destructive ways of dealing with negative mood states.

No country for old gay men: Age and sexuality category intersection renders older gay men invisible

2021 ◽  
pp. 136843022098760
Author(s):  
Andrea Carnaghi ◽  
Patrice Rusconi ◽  
Mauro Bianchi ◽  
Fabio Fasoli ◽  
Rosandra Coladonato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Older Gay Men ◽  
Young Gay Men

Four studies analyzed how sexual orientation (heterosexual vs. gay) and age categories (young vs. elderly) referring to men are cognitively combined. In Study 1, young gay men were judged as more prototypical of gay men than adult or elderly gay men, while young, adult, and elderly heterosexual men were perceived as equally prototypical of heterosexual men. In Study 2, gay men were stereotyped more by young rather than elderly stereotypical traits, while heterosexual men were not stereotyped in terms of age. In Study 3, elderly men were stereotyped more by heterosexual than gay-stereotypical traits, while young men were not stereotyped in terms of sexual orientation. In Study 4, gay men were judged to be young rather than elderly, while elderly men were judged to be heterosexual rather than gay. Overall, elderly gay men were overlooked when processing their constituent categories, “gay” and “elderly” men. Implications for models of intersectionality are discussed.

PAR Method

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Billies
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Critical Consciousness ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Context Analysis ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Gender

The work of the Welfare Warriors Research Collaborative (WWRC), a participatory action research (PAR) project that looks at how low income lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming (LG-BTGNC) people survive and resist violence and discrimination in New York City, raises the question of what it means to make conscientization, or critical consciousness, a core feature of PAR. Guishard's (2009) reconceptualization of conscientization as “moments of consciousness” provides a new way of looking at what seemed to be missing from WWRC's process and analysis. According to Guishard, rather than a singular awakening, critical consciousness emerges continually through interactions with others and the social context. Analysis of the WWRC's process demonstrates that PAR researchers doing “PAR deep” (Fine, 2008)—research in which community members share in all aspects of design, method, analysis and product development—should have an agenda for developing critical consciousness, just as they would have agendas for participation, for action, and for research.

The Denial of Competence

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Hatt
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Racial Identities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Teacher Power ◽  
Student Identities ◽  
Sociocultural Processes ◽  
And Gender

The legacy of the social construction of race, class, and gender within the social construction of smartness and identity in US schools are synthesized utilizing meta-ethnography. The study examines ethnographies of smartness and identity while also exploring what meta-ethnography has to offer for qualitative research. The analyses demonstrate that race, class, and gender are key factors in how student identities of ability or smartness are constructed within schools. The meta-ethnography reveals a better understanding of the daily, sociocultural processes in schools that contribute to the denial of competence to students across race, class, and gender. Major themes include epistemologies of schooling, learning as the production of identity, and teacher power in shaping student identities. The results are significant in that new insights are revealed into how gender, class, and racial identities develop within the daily practices of classrooms about notions of ability.

The Fight against Idleness

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony F. Heath ◽  
Elisabeth Garratt ◽  
Ridhi Kashyap ◽  
Yaojun Li ◽  
Lindsay Richards
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Educational Expansion ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Wide Range

Unemployment has a wide range of adverse consequences over and above the effects of the low income which people out of work receive. In the first decades after the war Britain tended to have a lower unemployment rate than most peer countries but this changed in the 1980s and 1990s, when Britain’s unemployment rate surged during the two recessions—possibly as a result of policies designed to tackle inflation. The young, those with less education, and ethnic minorities have higher risks of unemployment and these risks are cumulative. The evidence suggests that the problems facing young men with only low qualifications became relatively worse in the 1990s and 2000s. This perhaps reflects the dark side of educational expansion, young people with low qualifications being left behind and exposed in the labour market.

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