HOMOSEXUALITY AND DISCRIMINATION: INTERNALIZED PREJUDICE IN GAY MALES / HOMOSSEXUALIDADE E DISCRIMINAÇÃO: O PRECONCEITO SEXUAL INTERNALIZADO
AUTOR(ES)
ADRIANA NUNAN DO NASCIMENTO SILVA
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2007
RESUMO
Despite the fact that in the last two decades we have witnessed the emergence of a series of studies on homosexuality, little research has been produced on the subject of internalized prejudice and its relationship to gay identity. Using Social Psychological concepts, this thesis is an exploratory investigation of this specific type of prejudice and its correlation with clinical symptoms such as depression and suicide, eating disorders, alcohol and drug abuse, high risk sexual behavior, domestic violence, and the search for conversion therapies. With this objective, we made in-depth interviews with male homosexuals that live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the material obtained being later examined using a discourse analysis methodology. Among our results we mention that North-American, European and Brazilian male homosexuals seem to experience internalized prejudice in a similar way, particularly with respect to depression, difficulties in gay male couples (domestic violence), experiences with prejudice and discrimination, and comparable obstacles in the process of acquiring a positive gay identity.
ASSUNTO(S)
prejudice psicologia clinica gay identity homosexuality preconceito homossexualidade clinical psychology identidade gay
