'But I'm not like that': Young men's navigation of normative masculinities in a marginalised urban community in Paraguay

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 652-666

  Fleming, Paul J ^a   Andes, Karen L ^b   DiClemente, Ralph J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

masculinity; Paraguay; relationships; sexual behaviour; young men

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MASCULINITY; PARAGUAY; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN; PARAGUAY; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879686816     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2013.779027     Document Type: Article

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