'EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it!' Constructions of Heterosexual Black Male Identities in the Personals

Lester, Neal A.; Goggin, Maureen Daly

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“…To date, researchers have examined different issues using personals as data. These issues include gender and sex roles (e.g., Phua, 2002), language use (e.g., Groom & Pennebaker, 2005), age preference (e.g., Jagger, 2005), race preference (e.g., , health concerns (e.g., Phua, Hopper, & Vazquez, 2002), and construction of identity (e.g., Lester & Goggin, 1999). While researchers are interested in using personals as data in examining mating and dating preferences in different countries, the bulk of the research in English comes from the U.S.…”

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Differences in Romanian Men's Online Personals by Sexualities

Bartoş

Phua

Avery

2010

The Journal of Men’s Studies

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As Internet usage increases, its ability to provide almost instant connections and to pre-screen potential partners has made it a popular source for meeting people. To contribute to current literature, we examine differences in content between 187 men seeking men and 193 men seeking women in a sample of Romanian (Bucharest) personals in 2007. Results show that men seeking women provide more information about themselves than men seeking men. While the results also show that some Romanian men are more open about expressing their sexualities than others, there are still many obstacles affecting how men choose to share and express their sexualities in Romania.

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Differences in Romanian Men's Online Personals by Sexualities

Bartoş

Phua

Avery

2010

The Journal of Men’s Studies

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“…Specifically, we examine whether the content of personal ads, in terms of how men present themselves and what they want from potential mates, reflect attitudes highlighted above. Research on personal ads has been well-established (e.g., Jagger, 2005;Lester & Goggin, 1999;Phua, Hopper & Vazquez, 2002;Rusu & Bencic, 2007). Personal ads offer an unobtrusive way of examining dating preferences and minimize socially desirable responses, presenting as they do ways of screening out less desirable mates without in-person confrontation (Phua, 2002).…”

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Romanian Men's Masculinities in Online Personal Advertisements

Bartoş¹,

Phua²,

Avery³

2010

Culture, Society and Masculinities

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The present paper analyses Romanian men's masculinities via a quantitative and qualitative analysis of 380 online personal advertisements posted by men. The case of Romania is particularly interesting for understanding gender relations, since the country has recently experienced the impact of (post-) communisim, democratization, and resurging traditionalism. Romanian men's advertisements often express traditional gender relations: men-seeking-women are interested in attractive, less educated partners, while men-seeking-men emphasize discretion. Some men resist such patriarchal standards: men-seeking-women who are highly educated prefer educated women, and some men-seeking-men give out recognizable photos of themselves. Limitations and further research directions are discussed.

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“…Theories and research have attributed Black women's high rates of sexual victimization to stereotypes regarding their sexuality and promiscuity (Buchanan et al, 2008;Gillum, 2002;Timberlake & Estes, 2007). Similarly, Black men's risk may be heightened because they have been stereotyped as hypersexual, sexually knowledgeable, and physically superior for sex (see Collins, 2000Collins, , 2005Cooper, 2006;Lester & Goggin, 2007;Staples, 2004). Indeed, the limited research has found Black men to experience more sexual harassment than White men (Antecol & Cobb-Clark, 2001;Buchanan, Bergman, Bruce, Woods, & Lichty, 2009).…”

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The impact of race and rank on the sexual harassment of Black and White men in the U.S. military.

Settles

Buchanan

Colar

2012

Psychology of Men & Masculinity

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Although most sexual harassment research has focused on women, men also are targets of sexual harassment, particularly in military settings. Building on the existing literature on women, the present study examines race and rank in the sexual harassment experiences of 1,925 Black and White men in the U.S. military. The results indicated that Black men reported more overall sexual harassment in the past year than White men, and that this relationship was mediated by rank. More frequent sexual harassment was associated with reporting more work role limitations and lower coworker satisfaction. However, these relationships were moderated by race. Specifically, the relationship between more sexual harassment and greater work role limitations was stronger for Black men than White men. In contrast, the relationship between more sexual harassment and lower coworker satisfaction was stronger for White men than Black men. Results are discussed in terms of social and occupational status and work roles for men in the military context.

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'EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it!' Constructions of Heterosexual Black Male Identities in the Personals

Cited by 4 publications

References 13 publications

Differences in Romanian Men's Online Personals by Sexualities

Differences in Romanian Men's Online Personals by Sexualities

Romanian Men's Masculinities in Online Personal Advertisements

The impact of race and rank on the sexual harassment of Black and White men in the U.S. military.

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