?What's the worst thing...?? gender-directed insults

Preston, Kathleen S. J.; Stanley, Kimberley

doi:10.1007/bf00287626

Cited by 47 publications

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“…Accordingly, the results of the present study are consistent with the previous studies which supported empirically gender differences in sexual slang use (e.g. Myers and Cortese, 1995;De Klerk, 1990;Phillips, 1990;Preston and Stanley, 1987;Arluke, Kutakoff and Levin, 1987;Jay, 1980). Figure 2.4 also shows that the second most popular topic of interest after sex is evaluation of people.…”

Section: Distributions Of Topics Of Interest Of Sys Between Men and Wsupporting

confidence: 92%

Saudi Youth Slang Innovations: A Sociolinguistic Approach

Gomaa¹

2015

IJLC

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This study is a sociolinguistic investigation of Saudi youth slang. Contrary to the situation in many countries, where research and projects on youth slang are popular, Saudi Arabia is destitute of systematic records and analysis of this linguistic phenomenon. The study analyzes the social factors influencing it. Besides, it sheds lights on the sources from which Saudi youth acquire new slang expressions and the reasons for using them. Moreover, it discusses the major topics of interest on which Saudi youth slang focuses. The study concludes that age and Saudi youth slang are negatively correlated. That is, the younger a person is, the higher the level of his/her acquaintance of slang. In addition, it shows that men use more slang expressions than women. Furthermore, it indicates that men and women have different interests in terms of Saudi youth slang topics, especially the sexual ones. Some typical examples of current Saudi youth slang are also provided.

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Section: Distributions Of Topics Of Interest Of Sys Between Men and Wsupporting

confidence: 92%

Saudi Youth Slang Innovations: A Sociolinguistic Approach

Gomaa¹

2015

IJLC

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“…Given that homosexuals threaten masculinity, heterosexuals may feel threatened because of the potential risk of misclassification (i.e., the likelihood of being, or being mistaken as homosexual; e.g., Bosson, PrewittFreilini, & Taylor, 2005;Morin, & Garfinkle, 1978 ). As compared to heterosexual women, heterosexual men are particularly concerned about not appearing to be feminine or homosexual (e.g., Herek, 1988;Kite & Deaux, 1986;Maccoby, 1987), and insults such as 'fag' and 'queer' are perceived as the worst offense to men (Burn, 2000;Preston & Kimberley, 1987).…”

Section: Palabras Clave: Rol De Género Prejuicio Sexual Diferenciacmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender-Role's Attitude, Perceived Similarity, and Sexual Prejudice against Gay Men

2010

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841Two hundred and twenty-six heterosexual participants (115 women and 111 men) were asked to indicate their attitude toward gender-roles, their perceived similarities with gay men, and their attitude toward gay men (i.e., sexual prejudice). As expected, male participants showed more sexual prejudice than female participants, and perceived dissimilarities were related to a greater sexual prejudice. Support for gender-roles was related to sexual prejudice for male participants, but not for female participants. More interestingly, the three-way interaction suggested that perceived similarities moderated the link between gender-roles and sexual prejudice among heterosexual men, but not among heterosexual women. Attitude in favor of traditional gender-roles was related to sexual prejudice for male participants who perceived gay men as different, but not for those who perceived gay men as similar. These findings are discussed in terms of the defensive function of men's attitude toward homosexuality as a result of threat to masculinity. Keywords: gender-roles, sexual prejudice, intergroup differentiation.En una muestra de 226 participantes heterosexuales (115 mujeres y 111 hombres) se ha medido la actitud hacia el rol de género, la similitud personal con los hombres homosexuales y la actitud hacia éstos (prejuicio sexual). Tal y como se esperaba, los hombres muestran más prejuicio que las mujeres, y la percepción de disimilitud está asociada a un mayor prejuicio. En los hombres, pero no en las mujeres, la actitud favorable hacia los roles tradicionales de género está relacionada con el prejuicio.Aún más interesante, la interacción triple sugiere que la percepción de similitud modera en los hombres, pero no en las mujeres, la relación entre la actitud hacia el rol de género y el prejuicio sexual. Una actitud más favorable hacia los roles tradicionales está asociada a un mayor prejuicio sexual en los hombres que perciben una mayor diferencia entre sí mismos y los homosexuales, pero no en aquellos que perciben una mayor semejanza. Estos resultados se discuten de acuerdo con la función defensiva de la actitud hacia la homosexualidad como resultado de la amenaza a la masculinidad.Palabras clave: rol de género, prejuicio sexual, diferenciación intergrupo.

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“…Previous research has shown that men report that homophobic slurs are among the "worst things" that men may call other men (Preston and Stanley, 1987), and that heterosexual men seek to actively maintain gender identities that serve to distance themselves from gay men (Falomir-Pichastor and Mugny, 2009). Men perceive homophobic slurs negatively, and may take measures to highlight their heterosexuality even upon exposure to these slurs -even when not directly targeted by them (Carnaghi et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 95%