Department of Psychology, California State University, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA.
Am J Community Psychol. 2010 Mar;45(1-2):169-85. doi: 10.1007/s10464-009-9291-3.
In the context of a U.S. dominant masculinity ideology, which devalues men who are not heterosexually identified, many gay, bisexual and questioning (GBQ) adolescent males must develop their own affirming and health-promoting sense of masculinity. In order to promote the well-being of GBQ young men, exploration of their reactions and responses to dominant images of masculinity is needed. We qualitatively analyzed interviews with 39 GBQ African American, Latino, and European American male adolescents (15-23 years old). Participants reported a range of responses to traditional masculinity ideologies, most of which centered on balancing presentations of masculine and feminine characteristics. Negotiation strategies served a variety of functions, including avoiding anti-gay violence, living up to expected images of masculinity, and creating unique images of personhood free of gender role expectations. These data suggest a complex picture of GBQ male adolescents' management of masculinity expectations and serve as a basis for culturally and developmentally specific HIV prevention programs.
在美国占主导地位的男子气概意识形态中，那些不符合异性恋身份的男性被贬低，许多同性恋、双性恋和疑惑（GBQ）的青少年男性必须发展自己肯定和促进健康的男子气概。为了促进 GBQ 年轻男性的福祉，需要探索他们对占主导地位的男子气概形象的反应和回应。我们对 39 名 GBQ 非裔美国、拉丁裔和欧裔美国青少年（15-23 岁）进行了定性分析访谈。参与者报告了对传统男子气概意识形态的一系列反应，其中大多数集中在平衡男性和女性特征的表现上。协商策略有多种功能，包括避免针对同性恋的暴力、不辜负预期的男子气概形象，以及创造独特的、不受性别角色期望限制的个性形象。这些数据描绘了一个复杂的画面，即 GBQ 青少年男性对男子气概期望的管理，并为具有文化和发展特色的 HIV 预防计划提供了基础。
