Marysol Asencio
Biographic Data
| ID | 256160 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marysol Asencio |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marysol |
| FAMILY NAME | Asencio |
| SIGNATURE | ASENCIO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Connecticut |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Latina/o Sexualities
Latina/os are currently the largest minority population in the United States. They are also one of the fastest growing. Yet, we have very limited research and understanding of their sexualities. Instead, stereotypical images flourish even though scholars have challenged the validity and narrowness of these images and the lack of attention to the larger social context. Gathering the latest empirical work in the social and behavioral sciences, this…
Citizenship Status Matters
There is a notable dearth of quantitative studies that examine the relationship between citizenship status and one’s ability to live as openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT) (i.e. be ‘out’). While outness should not be prescribed as a normative or healthy sexual expression and identity, it is an option for sexual expression that can be influenced by the state. Utilising data from the Social Justice Sexuality Project, which surve…
Male Patients and Their Male Caregivers (DRAFT)
There is a dearth of literature on male-to-male caregiving relationships generally and almost none specific to cancer. Some prior studies have included male caregivers and/or male care recipients, but they have rarely separated out male–male dyads for analysis. Thus, without access to much research specific to male–male caregiving for cancer, this chapter draws on related and relevant literature, such as that on men caring for men with AIDS and i…
Oye Loca
Paying Project Participants
This paper presents a case study about issues that can arise in research with marginalized populations. We use our experiences during a focus group conducted with low-income men to discuss how using monetary incentives can lead to ethical and methodological dilemmas, including participants' misrepresentation of their demographic backgrounds to match study criteria. We address difficulties caused by the Institutional Review Board process' inabilit…
Locas,' Respect, and Masculinity
In this article, I explore how masculinity and gender nonconformity are viewed by 37 migrant Puerto Rican gay men who had been raised in Puerto Rico and migrated Stateside as adults. Most of these migrant men note the importance of masculinity in their development and interactions with others, particularly other men. They resist identification of themselves as effeminate and distance themselves from locas (effeminate gay men). They associate loca…
Introduction to Special Issue
Aging, Health, and GLBTQ Family and Community Life
Older GLBTQ persons face many age-related challenges and opportunities. Some are shared with their heterosexual counterparts, while others more specifically relate to their GLBTQ status. These occur in the contexts of their personal lives, families, social networks, and community and social milieu. One major challenge is health. This article describes a range of issues at the interface of aging, GLBTQ status, family, community, and well-being rel…
Migration, gender conformity, and social mobility among Puerto Rican sexual minorities
The prospect of prostate cancer
Sex and Sexuality Among New York's Puerto Rican Youth
Though Latinos are the youngest and most rapidly growing minority ethnic group in the U.S. today, their experiences with regard to sexuality have received little attention. Remedying this, Sex and Sexuality Among New York's Puerto Rican Youth draws on the voices of second-generation Puerto Rican adolescents in New York to illustrate the complex interactions of class, culture, and acculturation that produce sexual behaviors and attitudes. Asencio …
Machos and Sluts
During the past decade, interpersonal violence increasingly has become a public health concern. As a result, prevention programs now aim to decrease violence among diverse populations. This article describes the beliefs and rationale for gender-based violence among a cohort of low-income, predominantly second-generation, mainland Puerto Rican adolescents. Based on a three-year (1989-91) ethnographic study, the findings describe how these young pe…
Machos and Sluts
During the past decade, interpersonal violence increasingly has become a public health concern. As a result, prevention programs now aim to decrease violence among diverse populations. This article describes the beliefs and rationale for gender-based violence among a cohort of low-income, predominantly second-generation, mainland Puerto Rican adolescents. Based on a three-year (1989-91) ethnographic study, the findings describe how these young pe…
Locas,' Respect, and Masculinity
In this article, I explore how masculinity and gender nonconformity are viewed by 37 migrant Puerto Rican gay men who had been raised in Puerto Rico and migrated Stateside as adults. Most of these migrant men note the importance of masculinity in their development and interactions with others, particularly other men. They resist identification of themselves as effeminate and distance themselves from locas (effeminate gay men). They associate loca…
Migration, gender conformity, and social mobility among Puerto Rican sexual minorities
The prospect of prostate cancer
Citizenship Status Matters
There is a notable dearth of quantitative studies that examine the relationship between citizenship status and one’s ability to live as openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT) (i.e. be ‘out’). While outness should not be prescribed as a normative or healthy sexual expression and identity, it is an option for sexual expression that can be influenced by the state. Utilising data from the Social Justice Sexuality Project, which surve…
Introduction to Special Issue
Paying Project Participants
This paper presents a case study about issues that can arise in research with marginalized populations. We use our experiences during a focus group conducted with low-income men to discuss how using monetary incentives can lead to ethical and methodological dilemmas, including participants' misrepresentation of their demographic backgrounds to match study criteria. We address difficulties caused by the Institutional Review Board process' inabilit…
Machos and Sluts
During the past decade, interpersonal violence increasingly has become a public health concern. As a result, prevention programs now aim to decrease violence among diverse populations. This article describes the beliefs and rationale for gender-based violence among a cohort of low-income, predominantly second-generation, mainland Puerto Rican adolescents. Based on a three-year (1989-91) ethnographic study, the findings describe how these young pe…
Sex and Sexuality Among New York's Puerto Rican Youth
Though Latinos are the youngest and most rapidly growing minority ethnic group in the U.S. today, their experiences with regard to sexuality have received little attention. Remedying this, Sex and Sexuality Among New York's Puerto Rican Youth draws on the voices of second-generation Puerto Rican adolescents in New York to illustrate the complex interactions of class, culture, and acculturation that produce sexual behaviors and attitudes. Asencio …
Aging, Health, and GLBTQ Family and Community Life
Older GLBTQ persons face many age-related challenges and opportunities. Some are shared with their heterosexual counterparts, while others more specifically relate to their GLBTQ status. These occur in the contexts of their personal lives, families, social networks, and community and social milieu. One major challenge is health. This article describes a range of issues at the interface of aging, GLBTQ status, family, community, and well-being rel…
Migration, gender conformity, and social mobility among Puerto Rican sexual minorities
The prospect of prostate cancer
Introduction to Special Issue
Paying Project Participants
This paper presents a case study about issues that can arise in research with marginalized populations. We use our experiences during a focus group conducted with low-income men to discuss how using monetary incentives can lead to ethical and methodological dilemmas, including participants' misrepresentation of their demographic backgrounds to match study criteria. We address difficulties caused by the Institutional Review Board process' inabilit…
Locas,' Respect, and Masculinity
In this article, I explore how masculinity and gender nonconformity are viewed by 37 migrant Puerto Rican gay men who had been raised in Puerto Rico and migrated Stateside as adults. Most of these migrant men note the importance of masculinity in their development and interactions with others, particularly other men. They resist identification of themselves as effeminate and distance themselves from locas (effeminate gay men). They associate loca…
Oye Loca
Male Patients and Their Male Caregivers (DRAFT)
There is a dearth of literature on male-to-male caregiving relationships generally and almost none specific to cancer. Some prior studies have included male caregivers and/or male care recipients, but they have rarely separated out male–male dyads for analysis. Thus, without access to much research specific to male–male caregiving for cancer, this chapter draws on related and relevant literature, such as that on men caring for men with AIDS and i…
Citizenship Status Matters
There is a notable dearth of quantitative studies that examine the relationship between citizenship status and one’s ability to live as openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT) (i.e. be ‘out’). While outness should not be prescribed as a normative or healthy sexual expression and identity, it is an option for sexual expression that can be influenced by the state. Utilising data from the Social Justice Sexuality Project, which surve…
Latina/o Sexualities
Latina/os are currently the largest minority population in the United States. They are also one of the fastest growing. Yet, we have very limited research and understanding of their sexualities. Instead, stereotypical images flourish even though scholars have challenged the validity and narrowness of these images and the lack of attention to the larger social context. Gathering the latest empirical work in the social and behavioral sciences, this…
Sociology (11 works) · Gender Studies (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Human sexuality (6 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works)