Homosexuality, Masculinity, and Femininity »

Experts explore the relationship between homosexuality and sex roles in this highly important book. A distinguished roster of scholars reevaluate what is known about the biological, psychological, familial, and societal factors involved. They challenge previously held assumptions about the relationships between homosexuality, masculinity, and femininity, and examine the more subtle aspects of the relationship, generating further hypotheses for empirical investigation.

Introduction: Homosexuality and Social Sex Roles: A Re-Evaluation
Is the Distant Relationship of Fathers and Homosexual Sons Related to the Sons' Erotic Preference for Male Partners, or to the Sons' Atypical Gender Identity, or to Both?
Femininity, Masculinity, and Sexual Orientation: Some Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Conceptions of Masculinity and Femininity as a Basis for Stereotypes of Male and Female Homosexuals
Sex Role Stereotypes, Gender Identity, and Parental Relationships in Male Homosexuals and Heterosexuals
Parental and Interpersonal Relationships of Transsexual and Masculine and Feminine Homosexual Men
Psychological Characteristics of Bisexual, Heterosexual, and Homosexual Women
A Comparison Among Three Measures of Social Sex-Role