Similarity and attraction in homosexual males: The effects of age and masculinity-femininity

Boyden, Tom; Carroll, John S.; Maier, Richard A.

doi:10.1007/bf00288516

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“…Despite the various possible implications of the ‘daddy/boy’ fantasy, most men did mainly have sex with men who were similar in age, which has been reported elsewhere 24. However, while most men in our sample aged below 45 mainly had sex with partners of a similar age to themselves, men above 45 increasingly tended to report sex with men who were substantially younger than themselves, which has also been observed elsewhere 25–28.…”

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Do differences in age between sexual partners affect sexual risk behaviour among Australian gay and bisexual men?

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Age differences between gay men and their sex partners make little difference to the likelihood of engaging in sexual risk behaviour overall with either regular or casual partners. Those whose partners are substantially older than themselves are more likely, however, to take the receptive position during anal intercourse. Where risk of HIV infection among younger men is elevated this could be due to differences in sexual position, rather than differences in unprotected anal intercourse per se, during sex with men who are substantially older than themselves.

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Do differences in age between sexual partners affect sexual risk behaviour among Australian gay and bisexual men?

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“…Phua (2002) finds that gay men put strong emphasis on the act of virilization and are likely to specify wanting masculine or straight-acting partners in their personals. Similarly, examining specific gender traits, Boyden et al (1984) find that both feminine and masculine gay men prefer partners with manly characteristics. The preference for masculinity in mate selection supports a binary gender system that subverts femininity.…”

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Contesting and Maintaining Hegemonic Masculinities: Gay Asian American Men in Mate Selection

Phua

2007

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Masculinity is a prized commodity in mate selection among gay men. However, few studies systematically examine how gay Asian American men interpret their form of masculinity in the context of mate selection. Using data from in-depth interviews with 37 Asian Americans, I study how they interpret and negotiate their form of masculinity within a racialized gender hierarchy. The results show gay Asian American men maintain the hegemonic masculinity frame in the negotiation of their desirability and desires. Concurrently, they also attempt to reframe their masculinity to contest the subordination of their form of masculinity. Ironically, their alternate frame still maintains a gendered hierarchy whereby masculinity is still preferred over femininity, even as it contests the racialized hegemonic masculinity frame.

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“…For neighborhoods and schools, average diversity depends on the group: spending time in racially diverse neighborhoods and schools social categorization (Tajfel and Turner 1986), and similar predictions come from older theories such as social contact (Allport 1954). Researchers have found attraction based on similarity in characteristics including hobbies, attitudes (Byrne 1971), age, education, religion, health, personality (Boyden et al 1984), economic status (Byrne et al 1966;Alesina and La Ferrara 2000), and abilities (Senn 1971). 4 The empirical record is scanty and mixed.…”

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The Effect of Diversity on Turnover: A Large Case Study

Leonard¹,

Levine²

2006

ILR Review

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Using longitudinal data collected in 1996-98 from over 800 similar workplaces owned and operated by one corporation, the authors examine how workplace diversity and employee isolation along the dimensions of gender, race, and age affected employee turnover. This design controls for much of the variation in job characteristics and labor markets that have confounded other studies of diversity. The authors use the non-linearity of diversity to distinguish its effect from the main effects of demographic groups and from isolation (being in a numerical minority). The study examines how diversity and isolation by race (white, black, Hispanic, Asian), sex, and age affected different groups. The authors find no consistent evidence that diversity itself increased turnover. In contrast, isolation from coworkers and from customers was often associated with higher turnover.

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Similarity and attraction in homosexual males: The effects of age and masculinity-femininity

Cited by 24 publications

References 11 publications

Do differences in age between sexual partners affect sexual risk behaviour among Australian gay and bisexual men?

Do differences in age between sexual partners affect sexual risk behaviour among Australian gay and bisexual men?

Contesting and Maintaining Hegemonic Masculinities: Gay Asian American Men in Mate Selection

The Effect of Diversity on Turnover: A Large Case Study

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