Snowflakes and Snowdrifts
Individualism and Sexuality in America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2589038 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patsy Skeen (corresponding author), David Bertelson |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 855 |
| Publication date | 1988-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/352661 |
| OpenAlex | W2065807167 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This study examines the tension between individualistic values and sex-related expectations in American society and analyzes their impact on many aspects of sexuality in America. Contents: A Society of Individuals; Masculinity and the Main Chance; Invisible Woman; Hypermasculinity; Hypomasculinity; The Spectre of Homosexuality; On Being Gay in a 'Straight' Society; Assimilation versus Pluralism; Transforming Sex-Related Categories; Repudiating Sex-Related Categories; and Confronting an Unliberated World
Epistemology · Heterosexism · Heterosexuality · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Individualism · Masculinity · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 1998 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |