scholarly journals Out of the Closet, Not Yet Out of the House: Gay Men’s Experiences of Homonegativity and Internalized Homonegativity

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1479
Author(s):  
Jack Thepsourinthone ◽  
Tinashe Dune ◽  
Pranee Liamputtong ◽  
Amit Arora
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Social Regulation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Internalized Homonegativity ◽  
Related Strain ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Social

This paper explores how Australian gay men experience gender and sexuality in relation to heteronormative gender norms, specifically masculinity. A sample of 32 gay men 22–72 years of age participated in an online interview, using a videoconferencing software, on masculinity and homosexuality. Thematic analyses revealed that gay men experience gender and sexuality-related strain across all levels of their socioecological environment through social regulation, homophobic discrimination/harassment, and anti-effeminacy prejudice. The gay men expressed feelings of self-loathing, shame, internalized homonegativity, and isolation as a result. In examining interactions at each level of the socioecological environment, future research and practice may gain understanding in the social phenomena and how to ameliorate such strain.

The Role of Peers and Siblings in Adolescent Sexual Decisions

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-441
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Friedman ◽  
Cheryl L. Somers ◽  
Lauren Mangus
Keyword(s):  
Sibling Relationships ◽  
Social Contagion ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
The Social ◽  
Peer Approval ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

The purpose of this study was to examine the contributions of peer and sibling relationships to adolescent sexual attitudes and behavior. Data were collected from a sample of 492 participants, ages 14 to 18 years, from a large suburban high school in the Midwest. The results revealed that more than half of the female participants were initiated into nonvirginity by experienced males, which provides some support for the social contagion theory. Perceived peer approval was the strongest predictor, with siblings also contributing. Some mediation analyses were significant as well. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Palliative Care Consult for Clinician Distress Through the Philosophical Lenses of Gender Norms and Phenomenology

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 245-245
Author(s):  
Anessa Foxwell ◽  
Salimah Meghani ◽  
Connie Ulrich
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Social Construct ◽  
The Social ◽  
Palliative Care Teams ◽  
Seriously Ill

Abstract The National Academy of Medicine has raised significant concerns on clinician health and well-being as many experiencing burnout, post-traumatic stress, and depression. Indeed, clinicians experience a range of human emotions when caring for older adults with severe, life-limiting illnesses. These emotions may manifest in multiple ways and from various sources. Uncertain of how to attend to such distress, clinicians may consult a trusted resource, including the palliative care team. Palliative care specialists are trained to support the complexities and needs of patients and families; increasingly, however, palliative care consults are rooted in clinician distress. This session uses clinical case examples to explore the palliative care consult for distressed clinicians from two different philosophical perspectives: (1) phenomenology and (2) the social construct of gender norms. A phenomenological lens respects the unique, subjective lived experience of each individual in their day-to-day interactions with patients, families, and health care systems. Therefore, when caring for seriously ill older adults, clinicians may bring their own subjective experiences to the patient encounter and react differently to ethical dilemmas and conflicts that arise. The social construct of gender norms asks us to examine clinician distress from a different perspective. Here, the postmodern rejection of gender binarism allows clinicians to experience a spectrum of emotions and distress regardless of gender. Exploration through clinical cases will highlight the unique, varied experience of clinician distress and offer opportunities for future research into the role of palliative care teams in supporting distressed clinicians who care for seriously ill older adults.

scholarly journals Weinergate, Twitter, and marginalized voices : political sex scandals in a new media environment

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Sarah Turner McGowen
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Cultural Discourses ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sex Scandals ◽  
And Gender

Discourse strongly influences the ways in which ideologies are formed, maintained, and contested, thus the dialogue surrounding political sex scandals may shape the ways in which individuals negotiate their own beliefs and behaviors. Research into political sex scandals is further complicated by the changing nature of interactions within a new media environment, involving numerous voices and perspectives. This research project attempts to look closely at this phenomenon, discovering the cultural discourses surrounding political sex scandals and critiquing the assumptions made therein. The first chapter will explain the importance and significance of the study of political sex scandals. The second chapter will then review the extant literature surrounding the study of political sex scandals, as well as covering gender and sexuality and new media theories. The third chapter describes the multi-methodological approach for the study, detailing a case study for this project. The fourth chapter reviews the rhetorical strategies employed in the political sex scandal, Weinergate. The fifth chapter describes the content analysis of messages about Weinergate sent through the social media website Twitter. The sixth chapter critiques the ideological messages surrounding the Weinergate scandal, specifically as they relate to sex, sexualities, and gender roles. The seventh and final chapter discusses limitations of this project and suggestions for future research.

scholarly journals The absent follower: Identity construction within organisationally assigned leader–follower relations

Leadership ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doris Schedlitzki ◽  
Gareth Edwards ◽  
Steve Kempster
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Philosophical Discussion ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Social

This article seeks to add to our understanding of processes of identity construction within organisationally assigned leader–follower relations through an exploration of the role of the absent, feminised follower. We situate our work within critical and psychoanalytic contributions to leader/ship and follower/ship and use Lacan’s writings on identification and lack to illuminate the imaginary, failing nature of identity construction. This aims to challenge the social realist foundations of writing on leader–follower constellations in organisational life. We examine our philosophical discussion through a reflective reading of a workplace example and question the possibility of a subject’s identity construction as a follower. If a subject is unable to identify him/herself as follower, he/she cannot validate others as leaders, rendering the leader–follower relationship not only fragile but phantasmic. We highlight implications of our exploration of the absence of follower/ship and endless, unfulfilled desire for leader/ship for future research and practice.

A Research into the District Strategy on the Transportation Junction Terminal of High-Speed Railway - An Analysis of the Urban Design of the High-Speed Railway District in City of Wenling

2012 ◽  
Vol 178-181 ◽  
pp. 1448-1453
Author(s):  
Jian Chen ◽  
Yan Li Zhou ◽  
Yao Zhi Huang
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Railway Stations ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Social ◽  
City Construction ◽  
Urban Designing

As the social economy and urbanization develop rapidly, a new high-speed railway city construction is undergoing. Urban designing theories that lack of research and practice leads to immature designs of high-speed railway stations. Based on urban design cases currently undertaken and theories and practices from home and abroad, this thesis analyzes the specialty of urban design of the high-speed railway stations. This thesis points out the significance to propose a scientific and reasonable strategy of developing areas and producing energy, and points out the significance of pattern of land-using on this sort of design. In terms of the specialty of the development and design of high-speed railway stations, this thesis offers some valuable insights into future research and practice.

Predictors of Attitudes Toward Gay Men and Lesbian Women in 23 Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 697-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Laura Bettinsoli ◽  
Alexandra Suppes ◽  
Jaime L. Napier
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Sexual Prejudice ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Lesbian Women ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Participant Gender ◽  
The Relationship

Dominant accounts of sexual prejudice posit that negative attitudes toward nonheterosexual individuals are stronger for male (vs. female) targets, higher among men (vs. women), and driven, in part, by the perception that gay men and lesbian women violate traditional gender norms. We test these predictions in 23 countries, representing both Western and non-Western societies. Results show that (1) gay men are disliked more than lesbian women across all countries; (2) after adjusting for endorsement of traditional gender norms, the relationship between participant gender and sexual prejudice is inconsistent across Western countries, but men (vs. women) in non-Western countries consistently report more negative attitudes toward gay men; and (3) a significant association between gender norm endorsement and sexual prejudice across countries, but it was absent or reversed in China, India, and South Korea. Taken together, this work suggests that gender and sexuality may be more loosely associated in some non-Western contexts.

scholarly journals Future research of the future: From technocracy to new models of sociality

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Koval ◽  
S. G. Ushkin
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Models ◽  
The Future

The article is a review of the book by J. Urry Kak vyglyadit budushchee? [What is the Future?] (Trans. by A. Matvienko; ed. by S. Shchukina. Moscow: Delo; 2018. 320 pp.] which describes multiple discourses of the social future and methods for its research. Its author, the co-director of the Lancaster’s Institute for Social Futures, believes that futurologists focus on new technologies but the key element of crucial innovations is social phenomena. The book presents the following main aspects of the contemporary research of the future: the social future is multiple, and its various images are supported by different actors and compete; all stakeholders should take part in discussions of the future - states, markets, civil society institutions, individuals; as a rule, three methods are used to study the future - individualistic, structural and based on the theory of complex systems; the future needs not to be planned but rather coordinated. The book proves the necessity to study the future to correct the present by creating and transforming social norms, practices and value orientations.

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