Negotiating dominant masculinity ideology: Strategies used by gay, bisexual and questioning male adolescents

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 169-185

  Wilson, Bianca D M ^a   Harper, Gary W ^b   Hidalgo, Marco A ^b   Jamil, Omar B ^b   Torres, Rodrigo Sebastián ^b   Fernandez, M Isabel ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gay; HIV; Identity; Masculinity; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASCULINITY; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASCULINITY; NEGOTIATING; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950594735     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9291-3     Document Type: Article

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