Author : Dina S. Glaser
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (72 download)
Book Synopsis Are Homosexual Men More Body Conscious? by : Dina S. Glaser
Download or read book Are Homosexual Men More Body Conscious? written by Dina S. Glaser and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the impact of media on the body image of homosexual men as compared to heterosexual men. Three homosexual men and three heterosexual men were :interviewed for this phenomenological, qualitative study. The following eleven themes that emerged from the interviews are discussed: (a) media influence; (b) print media versus television media; (c) jealousy toward male media representations versus comparative views of male media representations; (d) body dissatisfaction versus body satisfaction; (e) muscular versus average to overweight; (f) body image comparison to general public; (g) self-consciousness/body consciousness; (h) desire to change physical appearance through drastic means; (i) concealing your appearance; (j) community ideals; (k) effeminate versus masculine. A comparison is done of the responses elicited from the homosexual and heterosexual men. The dissertation concludes with. a discussion of limitations of this study and recommendations for future research.