Making men in gay fraternities: Resisting and reproducing multiple dimensions of hegemonic masculinity

Gender and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-31

  Yeung, King To ^a,d   Stombler, Mindy ^b,e   Wharton, Reneé ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c New Mexico Junior College   (United States)

^d Rutgers State University   (United States)

^e Irene Padavic   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective identity; Delta Lambda Phi; Gay fraternities; Hegemonic masculinity; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144435593     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243205281267     Document Type: Review

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