Male sexual orientation: a cross-cultural perspective

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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.accessioned2020-09-11T14:29:55Z
dc.date.available2020-09-11T14:29:55Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.degree.levelPh.Den_US
dc.description.abstractSome men experience sexual interest in MtF (male-to-feminine) transgender individuals, known as gynandromorphophilia. This sexual interest has received little academic attention. My thesis includes (a) a review of the literature pertaining to gynandromorphophilia; (b) studies characterizing Samoan gynandromorphophilic men; (c) a study assessing whether Canadian heterosexual men experience some degree of gynandromorphophilia; (d) studies examining the relevance of culture to men’s perception of, and sexual interest in, MtF transgender individuals; (e) a study exploring the relationship between individual factors and gynandromorphophilia; and (f) a discussion of whether gynandromorphophilia is a paraphilia. Broadly, this research suggests that gynandromorphophilic men are predominantly attracted to women, but they differ from exclusively heterosexual men in their elevated response to MtF transgender individuals. Heterosexual men may, however, have a general capacity to experience sexual interest in MtF transgender individuals. This interest may be expressed or inhibited by individual and cultural factors.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSSHRC NSERCen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5763
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subjectPsychology [0621]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectQuantitative psychology [0632]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectLGBTQ studies [0492]en_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.subjectHeterosexualityen_US
dc.subjectParaphiliasen_US
dc.subjectSexual minorities -- Social conditionsen_US
dc.subjectSexual minority menen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academic
dc.titleMale sexual orientation: a cross-cultural perspectiveen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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