Male bisexuality in Samoa

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dc.contributor.authorPetterson, Lanna J.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorVasey, Paul L.
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-24T20:57:11Z
dc.date.available2015-09-24T20:57:11Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractWestern empirical studies of sexual orientation have primarily found that males are predominantly gynephilic (i.e., sexually attracted to adult females) or predominantly androphilic (i.e., sexually attracted to adult males), few are attracted to both males and females. However, in many non-Western cultures androphilic males are markedly feminine and they do not engage in sexual interactions with one another. Instead, they engage in sexual interactions with masculine men; men who’s sexual orientation is, yet, unclear. To address this, my thesis has centred on investigating the sexual orientation of Samoan men who engage in sexual activity with feminine androphilic males (known locally as fa’afafine). The results indicate that the sexual partners of fa’afafine demonstrate bisexual patterns of sexual attraction. Thus, my thesis research suggests that, in some cultures, male sexual orientation may exist on a continuum, with gynephilia and androphilia anchored at opposite ends and with many gradients of bisexuality in between.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Lethbridge; a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Masters Scholarship to LJP; and a Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant and an American Institute of Bisexuality grant to PLV.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3745
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0621en_US
dc.proquest.subject0989en_US
dc.proquest.subject0733en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectmale sexual orientationen_US
dc.subjectbisexualityen_US
dc.subjectviewing timeen_US
dc.subjectresponse latencyen_US
dc.subjectSamoaen_US
dc.titleMale bisexuality in Samoaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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