Bullying, physical aggressivity, gender atypicality, and sexual orientation in males

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dc.contributor.authorSemenyna, Scott
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorVasey, Paul L.
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-30T19:07:22Z
dc.date.available2015-11-30T19:07:22Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractBullying is recognized, both in the popular media and the academic literature, as a highly important social issue requiring understanding in order to redress its harms. Research has established that same-sex attracted males in the West are at heightened risk for victimization due to bullying. Although not entirely understood, the connection between male sexual orientation and heightened victimization due to bullying has been linked to homophobia, same-sex attracted males’ deviation from gender norms, as well as their lower levels of physical aggression. The studies contained in this thesis examine the connections between physical aggression, childhood gender-atypicality, and sexual orientation in the Pacific Island nation of Samoa, a culture tolerant of same-sex attracted males (known locally as fa’afafine, a third gender). Despite being highly gender-atypical in childhood, fa’afafine did not report greater victimization due to bullying in childhood than opposite-sex attracted men. This finding is unprecedented compared to Western data.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canadaen_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3814
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0621en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectBullyingen_US
dc.subjectPhysical Aggressionen_US
dc.subjectVictimizationen_US
dc.subjectSexual Orientationen_US
dc.subjectMale Androphiliaen_US
dc.subjectSamoaen_US
dc.titleBullying, physical aggressivity, gender atypicality, and sexual orientation in malesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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