‘Dude, You’re a Fag’: Adolescent Masculinity and the Fag Discourse

This article argues that American adolescent boys become masculine through the continual repudiation of a ‘fag’ identity. Using insights from sociologists of interaction and post-structural theorists of sexuality this article demonstrates that the fag insult has multiple meanings which are primarily...

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Published in:Sexualities 2005-07, Vol.8 (3), p.329-346
Main Author: Pascoe, C. J.
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Adolescents
Discourse
Gender studies
Heterosexuality
Homophobia
Homosexuality
Males
Masculinity
Racism
Sex Role Identity
Sexuality
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Youth problems
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Gender studies
Heterosexuality
Homophobia
Homosexuality
Males
Masculinity
Racism
Sex Role Identity
Sexuality
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Youth problems
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