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Constructs of homosexual identities : an exploration of the narratives of six white, South African homosexual men.

dc.contributor.advisorFrizelle, Kerry Lyn.
dc.contributor.authorBright, Debra.
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-10T13:51:54Z
dc.date.available2011-11-10T13:51:54Z
dc.date.created2003
dc.date.issued2003
dc.descriptionThesis (M.Sc.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2003.en
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study, informed by narrative and social constructionist theory, aimed to engage with the tensions and complexities emerging from the narratives of six white, South African homosexual men, of two different age-groups (older and younger). The intention was to assess the extent to which time-constrained understandings of homosexuality - as sin, sickness and adaptive choice - have impacted on the lived experience of these homosexuals. It was found that all-independent of era - refer to internalised homophobia. It was discovered, however, that due to freedom of the press, and psychologisation, while the younger participants testify to the complexity of their lived experience, they do have more recourse and agency in constructing and negotiating their sex lives, and their place in their gay communities.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/4344
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectGays--Identity.en
dc.subjectHomosexuality--South Africa.en
dc.subjectHomosexuality, Male--Psychological aspects.en
dc.subjectTheses--Psychology.en
dc.titleConstructs of homosexual identities : an exploration of the narratives of six white, South African homosexual men.en
dc.typeThesisen

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