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Defeminization and social class.

Archives of Sexual Behavior

|February 1, 1985

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Social class influences gender expression in homosexual men. Blue-collar backgrounds show a greater persistence of cross-gender traits into adulthood, potentially due to early experiences and cultural factors.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Sociology
Gender Studies

Background:

Social class may influence the development of gender expression in homosexual men.
Previous research has not fully explored the role of social class in defeminization processes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the hypothesis of selective defeminization by social class among homosexual men from childhood to adulthood.
To examine the relationship between social class, gender expression, and early sexual experiences.

Main Methods:

Utilized interview data from 686 homosexual men.
Analyzed patterns of cross-gender propensities and their persistence into adulthood based on social class.

Main Results:

Homosexual men from blue-collar backgrounds exhibited a greater tendency for cross-gender propensities to persist into adulthood.

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Effeminate respondents from blue-collar backgrounds reported earlier and more frequent same-sex sexual activity during adolescence.

Conclusions:

Early homosexual experiences may reinforce cross-gender propensities in blue-collar homosexual men.
Greater gender role dichotomization in blue-collar culture might contribute to the persistence of cross-gendering.