Gay Masculinities

by Peter M. Nardi

Book Overview

Without question, the media have perpetuated stereotypes of gay men, often portraying them as effeminate. Such a limited depiction illustrates the problematic conflation of gender roles and sexual orientation, raising important questions about the relationship between the two. The articles collected in this volume represent an attempt to understand how contemporary gay men in the United States engage in, contest, and modify controlling notions of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761915257
• ISBN13: 9780761915256
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.5"