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Autore |
Dorais Michel |
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Titolo |
Dead boys can't dance [[electronic resource] ] : sexual orientation, masculinity, and suicide / / Michel Dorais with Simon Louis Lajeunesse ; translated by Pierre Tremblay |
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Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-86165-4 |
9786612861659 |
0-7735-7165-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (134 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LajeunesseSimon Louis <1962-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gay youth - Suicidal behavior - Québec (Province) |
Boys - Suicidal behavior - Québec (Province) |
Suicide - Prevention |
Homosexuality - Psychological aspects |
Jeunes homosexuels - Comportement suicidaire - Québec (Province) |
Garçons - Comportement suicidaire - Québec (Province) |
Suicide - Prévention |
Homosexualit - Aspect psychologique |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes index. |
Translation of: Mort ou fif : la face cachée du suicide chez les garçons. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references: p. [115]-119. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- What This Book Is About -- Social Factors and Suicide -- The Young Men Studied -- Two Profiles, Four Scenarios -- Life Situations -- Isolation, Shame, and Stigmatization -- Resiliency Factors -- Recommendations for Suicide Prevention -- Challenging Homophobia -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Dorais and Lajeunesse analyse the adverse ways being stigmatized as homosexual affects personality and behaviour, discerning four types of reaction: the 'perfect boy,' whose perfectionism and asexuality are an attempt to minimize the difference between how he is perceived and what he is supposed to be; the 'chameleon,' who attempts to keep everyone from suspecting his secret but constantly feels like an |
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