Hard won and easily lost: A review and synthesis of theory and research on precarious manhood.
This article reviews evidence that manhood is seen as a precarious social status that is both
difficult to achieve and tenuously held. Compared with womanhood, which is typically …
difficult to achieve and tenuously held. Compared with womanhood, which is typically …
Sexual prejudice
GM Herek, KA McLemore - Annual review of psychology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Despite shifts toward greater acceptance in US public opinion and policy, lesbian, gay, and
bisexual people remain widely stigmatized. This article reviews empirical research on …
bisexual people remain widely stigmatized. This article reviews empirical research on …
Precarious manhood.
The authors report 5 studies that demonstrate that manhood, in contrast to womanhood, is
seen as a precarious state requiring continual social proof and validation. Because of this …
seen as a precarious state requiring continual social proof and validation. Because of this …
[BOOK][B] The social psychology of gender: How power and intimacy shape gender relations
Noted for its accessibility, this text--now revised and updated to reflect a decade of advances
in the field--examines how attitudes and beliefs about gender profoundly shape all aspects …
in the field--examines how attitudes and beliefs about gender profoundly shape all aspects …
[BOOK][B] Handbook of prejudice, stereoty**, and discrimination
TD Nelson - 2009 - api.taylorfrancis.com
This Handbook provides a uniquely comprehensive and scholarly overview of the latest
research on prejudice, stereoty**, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent …
research on prejudice, stereoty**, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent …
Sexual stigma and sexual prejudice in the United States: A conceptual framework
GM Herek - Contemporary perspectives on lesbian, gay, and …, 2009 - Springer
In 1972, psychologist George Weinberg's book, Society and the Healthy Homosexual,
introduced readers to a new term, homophobia, and to the then-novel idea that hostility to …
introduced readers to a new term, homophobia, and to the then-novel idea that hostility to …
Experiences with misgendering: Identity misclassification of transgender spectrum individuals
KA McLemore - Self and identity, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Relatively little is known about identity misclassification from the perspective of low-status,
stigmatized groups. However, there are compelling reasons to examine misclassification …
stigmatized groups. However, there are compelling reasons to examine misclassification …
Gender bending and gender conformity: The social consequences of engaging in feminine and masculine pro-environmental behaviors
Although pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) have been characterized as feminine, some
PEBs are masculine suggesting that gender bending (eg, engaging in pro-environmental …
PEBs are masculine suggesting that gender bending (eg, engaging in pro-environmental …
Adolescent susceptibility to deviant peer pressure: Does gender matter?
It is well known that adolescent risk-taking behaviors often occur in social settings among
peers, however, it is unclear whether there are gender differences in the susceptibility to …
peers, however, it is unclear whether there are gender differences in the susceptibility to …
Gender dichotomization at the level of ingroup identity: what it is, and why men use it more than women.
JK Bosson, KS Michniewicz - Journal of personality and social …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract In 5 studies (N= 756), we show that men's relative to women's gender ingroup
identities are characterized by greater levels of gender dichotomization, a tendency to …
identities are characterized by greater levels of gender dichotomization, a tendency to …