Navigating Differences: Friendships between Gay and Straight Men

Abstract

Contents Foreword * Preface * Acknowledgments * Introduction * Chapter I. Literature Review * Men's Friendships * Men and Emotions * Gender * Men Doing Gender * ChapterII. Methods * Data Collection * Data Analysis * Group Demographic Characteristics * ChapterIII. Embracing Differences * Time Together * Embeddedness * Emotional Communication * Sexual Challenges * Conclusion * ChapterIV. Ignoring Differences * Time Together * Embeddedness * Emotional Communication * Sexual Challenges * Conclusion * ChapterV. Struggling with Differences * Time Together * Embeddedness * Emotional Communication * Sexual Challenges * Conclusion * ChapterVI. Power, Difference, and Multiplicity * Gender Enactment * Taking the Role of Different Other * Additional Explanations * Integrating Sexuality and Gender * Conclusion * ChapterVII. Methodological Reflections * Sample Limitations * Researcher/Participant Dynamics * Impact on Men's Lives * ChapterVIII. Conclusions: Activism as an Unintended Consequence of Value-Committed Research * Influence of Activism on Research * Getting Started * Shifting the Position of Power * Conclusion * Appendix A: Interview Guide for Gay Men * Appendix B: Interview Guide for Straight Men * Appendix C: Informed Consent * Appendix D: Transcription Confidentiality * Notes * References * Index