Homophobic Conduct as Normative Masculinity Test

2022 ◽  
pp. 89-112
Author(s):  
Cirus Rinaldi

Homophobic violence can be considered as an expressive act. Violent behavior can be considered as anti-homosexual when victims are chosen because they are considered or perceived as homosexual. Following this reasoning, hate crimes as homophobic crimes have a communicative value, since they represent a range of “masculinization” practices within the processes of gender socialization, both in conventional and illegitimate social worlds. Every homophobic act aims to intimidate not just the victim, but the whole group associated with the, whether concretely or merely in the perception of the perpetrator. This chapter will take into account the main research on victimization from an international perspective; it will highlight how both the gender of the perpetrator and the cultural constructions of masculinity(ies), in a heterosexist and hegemonic system, seem to play a fundamental role in producing homophobic and anti-homosexual behaviour.

Author(s):  
Cirus Rinaldi

Homophobic violence can be considered as an expressive act. Violent behavior can be considered as anti-homosexual when victims are chosen because they are considered or perceived as homosexual. Following this reasoning, hate crimes as homophobic crimes have a communicative value, since they represent a range of “masculinization” practices within the processes of gender socialization, both in conventional and illegitimate social worlds. Every homophobic act aims to intimidate not just the victim, but the whole group associated with the, whether concretely or merely in the perception of the perpetrator. This chapter will take into account the main research on victimization from an international perspective; it will highlight how both the gender of the perpetrator and the cultural constructions of masculinity(ies), in a heterosexist and hegemonic system, seem to play a fundamental role in producing homophobic and anti-homosexual behaviour.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usha Ram ◽  
Lisa Strohschein ◽  
Kirti Gaur

This paper describes patterns of gender socialization among youth in India and evaluates how these patterns are associated with their mental health. Data come from the Youth in India: Situation and Needs Study (N=44,769), a subnationally representative survey conducted during 2006–2008. Descriptive results underscored the gendered nature of socialization experiences, showing that male and female youth inhabit different social worlds. Female youth expressed more gender-egalitarian attitudes than male youth but reported greater restrictions to their independence than male youth. Male youth recognized more gender-discriminatory practices within their households than did the female youth. Poisson models revealed that female youth experienced more mental health problems when their households engaged in practices that favoured males over females, even as these same practices were associated with fewer mental health problems among male youth. Family violence and restrictions to independence were associated with mental health problems for both male and female youth. When males and females engaged in behaviours contravening sex-specific gender norms, there were corresponding increases in mental health problems for both sexes. Together, these findings suggest that gender inequality permeates family life in India, with corresponding consequences for the mental well-being of male and female youth.


1993 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 518-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Morales

1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meda Chesney-Lind

This commentary focuses on the role played by constructions of women's violence in the maintenance of male control over women. While actual women's violence tends to be denied, pathologized or minimized, cultural constructions (particularly in the media) of women's violence tend to demonize it. Both of these androcentric cultural processes fail to illuminate the actual sources of the gender gap in violent behavior and instead tend to normalize male aggression and to cultivate female passivity.


Author(s):  
Юрий Юрьевич Панченко

Введение. Клава Кока – одна из наиболее популярных исполнительниц на современной российской сцене, в этой связи представляет интерес анализ концептуального содержания ее творчества. Устанавливается главенствующая роль мотива токсичности и абьюза в реализации концепта «любовь» в песенном творчестве Клавы Коки, проявляющаяся на лексическом и когнитивном уровнях: в ценностных установках, лежащих в особенностях межличностных отношений героев песен. Под токсичностью понимается свойство человека либо отношений провоцировать эмоциональную боль и полное истощение ресурсов партнера по взаимодействию либо одной из сторон отношений. Абьюзивные отношения в широком смысле характеризуются контролирующим, принудительным, угрожающим, унижающим и насильственным поведением одного из партнеров. Хотя восприятие любви как боли и страдания является рекуррентной идеей западной поп-музыки, в творчестве Клавы Коки такое отношение к любви приобретает признаки токсичности и в ряде случаев абьюзивности. Цель – доказать главенствующую роль мотива токсичности и абьюза в реализации концепта «любовь» в песенном творчестве Клавы Коки. Материал и методы. К рассмотрению привлекаются 26 песен, написанных Клавой Кокой самой либо в соавторстве с текстовиками лейбла «Black Star». Основными методами исследования являются метод целостного анализа художественного произведения и лингвистический (концептуальный) анализ. Результаты и обсуждение. Мотив токсичности и абьюза в творчестве Клавы Коки проявляется в следующих ценностных установках, лежащих в его основе: метафоризация любви как боли и страдания, антагонизм между партнерами в отношениях, доминирование/подчинение как паттерн отношений, насилие как важная составляющая отношений, зависимость от партнера или от отношений, интенсификация любовного чувства одним из партнеров. Подобные установки приводят к наполнению концепта «любовь» семемами «боль», «страдание», «насилие», «зависимость», «доминирование», «подчинение», «недостижимость», «противостояние», проявляющемуся как на лексическом уровне, так и на когнитивном уровне. Во всех рассмотренных песнях в той или иной степени представлены перечисленные особенности, что дает основание говорить о главенствующей роли мотива токсичности и абьюза в реализации концепта «любовь» в творчестве певицы. Заключение. Токсичность и абьюз склонны романтизироваться в текстах певицы, выступая в качестве неотъемлемой составляющей «настоящих» отношений, будучи проявлением «истинной» любви. Мотив токсичности и абьюза становится главным средством реализации концепта «любовь» в творчестве Клавы Коки, тем самым позволяя говорить о соединении концептов «любовь» и «боль» в единую концептуальную пару в творчестве певицы. Introduction. Klava Koka is one of the most popular performers on the modern Russian musical stage, and therefore it is of interest to analyze the motivational content of her work. We have established the key role of the motive of toxicity and abuse in Klava Koka’s songs. It manifests itself in the peculiarities of the interpersonal relations of the characters of the songs, as well as in their values and attitudes. Toxicity refers to the ability of a person or relationship to provoke emotional pain and the complete depletion of the resources of the partner of interaction. Abusive relationships in a broad sense are characterized by the controlling, coercive, threatening, humiliating and violent behavior of one of the partners. Although the perception of love as pain and suffering is a recurrent idea of Western pop music, in Klava Koka’s songs, this attitude to love acquires signs of toxicity and, in some cases, abusiveness. Aim and objectives. The aim of the article is to prove the dominant role of the motive of toxicity and abuse in Klava Koka’s songs. Material and methods. We have analyzed 26 songs written by Klava Koka herself or in co-authorship with the lyricists of the Black Star label. The main research methods are the method of holistic analysis of a work, as well as conceptual analysis. Results and discussion. The motive of toxicity and abuse in Klava Koka’s songs is manifested in the following features of the characters’ relationships and their values: metaphorization of love as pain and suffering, antagonism between partners in relationships, dominance / submission as a pattern of relationships, violence as an important component of relationships, dependence from a partner or from a relationship, intensification of love feelings by one of the partners. The fact that in all the songs that we have considered, the listed features are presented to certain degree, enables us to speak about the dominant role of the motive of toxicity and abuse in Klava Koka’s work. Conclusion. Toxicity and abuse tend to be romanticized in the singer’s lyrics, being presents as an integral part of “genuine” relationships and a manifestation of “true” love. The motive of toxicity and abuse is functioning as the main means of realization of the concepts of “love” and “pain” in Klava Koka’s songs, where the both concepts are linked into a single conceptual pair.


2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-134
Author(s):  
Urte Scholz ◽  
Rainer Hornung

Abstract. The main research areas of the Social and Health Psychology group at the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, are introduced. Exemplarily, three currently ongoing projects are described. The project ”Dyadic exchange processes in couples facing dementia” examines social exchanges in couples with the husband suffering from dementia and is based on Equity Theory. This project applies a multi-method approach by combining self-report with observational data. The ”Swiss Tobacco Monitoring System” (TMS) is a representative survey on smoking behaviour in Switzerland. Besides its survey character, the Swiss TMS also allows for testing psychological research questions on smoking with a representative sample. The project, ”Theory-based planning interventions for changing nutrition behaviour in overweight individuals”, elaborates on the concept of planning. More specifically, it is tested whether there is a critical amount of repetitions of a planning intervention (e.g., three or nine times) in order to ensure long-term effects.


1998 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 426-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Wilborne

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