ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224499309551716

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

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Some processes used by female‐to‐male transsexuals in the formation of their sexual orientation identities were investigated under the assumption that for female‐to‐male transsexuals it is not possible simply to use their own sex or gender, or the sexual orientation identities of their partners, as bases for their own sexual orientation identities. Forty‐six North American and one New Zealand female‐to‐male transsexuals from diverse backgrounds and at different stages of transition were interviewed in depth about their sexual attractions, sexual practices, and sexual orientation identities as part of a larger sociological field study. For analytic purposes, hormone therapy was assumed to initiate sufficient changes in secondary sex characteristics to ensure that female‐to‐male transsexuals could function socially as men. Hormone therapy status was thus used to classify participants into pre‐and post‐transition groups. Prior to transition, female‐to‐male transsexuals tended to base their sexual orientation identities more on their gender identities and affectional preferences than on their sex identities, physical preferences, or sexual practices. After transition, female‐to‐male transsexuals who were sexually active were additionally able to make use of the sick role to base their sexual orientation identities on their sex identities. Forty percent of participants who were 10 or more years post‐transition reported having been sexually attracted to gay men. This may have been a reflection of their curiosity about the sexuality of men. I concluded with a theoretical model of the bases of sexual orientation identity which might be applied more broadly to other members of society.

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224499309551717

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

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As Hispanic persons in the U.S. are exposed to U.S. culture, changes may occur in values, attitudes, and behavior. This process of change has been called acculturation. The objectives of this research were to describe the sexual behavior of low income, urban Hispanic youth in Detroit and to evaluate the relationship of acculturation to sexual behavior. Data were drawn from a household probability sample of 711 low income, urban youth. The relationship of acculturation to sexual activity, types of intercourse, number and ethnicity of partners, condom use, and use of other methods were estimated for never married men and women. Level of acculturation was associated with sexual behavior. Specifically, women with high acculturation were much more likely to have had at least one sexual partner in the last year, to have non‐Hispanic partners, to have oral and anal sex, and to have used condoms. For men, high acculturation was positively associated with oral sex and having non‐Hispanic partners. Use of contraceptive methods other than condoms was not related to acculturation for either gender. For women, the strong association of acculturation with sexual activity in the last year increased women's exposure to health risks, sexually transmitted diseases, and unplanned pregnancy, although increased condom use may have reduced these risks.

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224499309551718

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

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Because a hysterectomy is one of the more frequently performed surgical procedures in the U.S., we used a causal model to study those women who had and had not experienced a hysterectomy. Using family stress theory, we examined the quality of life of these two groups of women as it was related to physiological and psychological health stressors, family stress, resources, meaning of the stressors, and the perceived sexual satisfaction. A survey research design was employed with a national random sample of women (N = 346) between the ages of 45 and 60 who were members of an association of college‐educated women. Research instruments included the Family Inventory of Life Events and Changes Scale, Women's Health Questionnaire, Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scale, Index of Sexual Satisfaction, and Generalized Life Contentment Scale. There was no significant difference in the quality of life of those women who had and had not experienced a hysterectomy, but women who had a hysterectomy perceived greater sexual satisfaction than those who had not experienced a hysterectomy. For those women who had experienced a hysterectomy, the proposed model indicated that psychological health stress, family stress, and the meaning of the stressors had the greatest total association with the quality of life. The greatest total relationships to quality of life for those women who had not experienced a hysterectomy were psychological and physiological health stressors, but not family stress. An important implication of this investigation is the need to understand further the role of physiological and psychological health stressors, as well as family stress, in the lives of women.

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224499309551719

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

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A reader's guide tothe Janus reportThe Janus Report on Sexual Behavior.By Samuel S. Janus and Cynthia L. Janus. New York: John Wiley&Sons, 1993, 430 pages. Cloth, $24.95.Filling a Gap: Useful but not User FriendlySexual Life: A Clinician's Guide.By Stephen B. Levine. New York: Plenum, 1992, 230 pages. Cloth, $34.50.Genes, Hormones, the Brain, and Sex: Nature Versus Nurture RevisitedThe Sexual Brain.By Simon LeVay. La Jolla, CA: The MIP Press, 1993, 162 pages. Cloth, $22.50.Sex: Rational Choice or Raging GenesSex and Reason.By Richard A. Posner. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992, 442 pages. Cloth, $29.95.

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224499309551720

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224499309551721

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224499309551722

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0022-4499    

DOI:10.1080/00224499309551715

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1993

数据来源: Taylor