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

• Autore: Dorais Michel
• Pubblicazione: Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (134 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.282/086/64209714
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Altri autori: LajeunesseSimon Louis <1962->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dead boys can't dance
• ISBN: 1-282-86165-4; 9786612861659; 0-7735-7165-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783800603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II