It’s just not acceptable any more’: The erosion of homophobia and the softening of masculinity at an English sixth form

McCormack, M.; Anderson, E.

doi:10.1177/0038038510375734

It’s just not acceptable any more’: The erosion of homophobia and the softening of masculinity at an English sixth form

McCormack, M.; Anderson, E.

Authors

M. McCormack

E. Anderson

Abstract

This ethnographic research interrogates the relationship between sexuality, gender and homophobia and how they impact on 16- to 18-year-old boys in a coeducational sixth form in the south of England. Framing our research with inclusive masculinity theory,

Citation

McCormack, M., & Anderson, E. (2010). It’s just not acceptable any more’: The erosion of homophobia and the softening of masculinity at an English sixth form. Sociology, 44(5), 843-859. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038510375734

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Oct 1, 2010
Deposit Date	Sep 10, 2012
Publicly Available Date	Jul 11, 2013
Journal	Sociology
Print ISSN	0038-0385
Electronic ISSN	1469-8684
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	44
Issue	5
Pages	843-859
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038510375734
Keywords	Bullying, Gay, Heterosexuality, Homophobia, Masculinity, Schooling.

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