It's a man's world : an investigation of masculinity and internalised homophobia amongst homosexual men

Abstract

Gender norms often dictate areas of daily living which individuals ought to adopt and abide by. However, as a consequence of the heterosexist ideals associated with gender norms, sexual minority individuals often experience negative attitudes towards their own sexuality- internalised homophobia. As a result, gay men often feel the compulsion to compensate for their perceived lack of masculinity. The current thesis contains a series of two manuscripts which explore and critique hegemonic masculinity and its attributing role in the lives of homosexual males. The thesis draws attention to both hegemonic-heterosexual- masculinity and homosexual-straight-acting-masculinity.

Date of Award	2017
Original language	English