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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783800603321

Autore

Dorais Michel

Titolo

Dead boys can't dance [[electronic resource] ] : sexual orientation, masculinity, and suicide / / Michel Dorais with Simon Louis Lajeunesse ; translated by Pierre Tremblay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004

ISBN

1-282-86165-4

9786612861659

0-7735-7165-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LajeunesseSimon Louis <1962->

Disciplina

362.282/086/64209714

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Translation of: Mort ou fif : la face cachée du suicide chez les garçons.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references: p. [115]-119.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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



impostor; the 'token fag,' who serves as a scapegoat to his peers, especially at school, and suffers a consequent rejection and lack of self-esteem; and the 'rebel,' who actively rejects any stigma based on his sexual orientation and non-conformity. They show that those who are heterosexual but suspected of being homosexual are most at risk of suicide and make recommendations for suicide prevention.