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Publication Date: 2018
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Navigating Machismo: The Exemplary Knowledge and Transformative Learning of Three Gay Latino Men
Collins, Joshua C.
New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, v30 n4 p42-53 Fall 2018
For men who are both gay and Latino, experiences are often shaped by masculine cultural ideologies, respect for family, and/or being a "multiple minority"--racially/ethnically and sexually. These ideologies are related to machismo, the hyper-masculine idealization of men in Latino communities. Few studies seek to explore gay Latino men's communication about identity. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the exemplary knowledge of gay Latino men regarding their transformation in navigating machismo while coming out and communicating about their sexual orientation. The examination of their exemplary knowledge after completing a communication course at a non-profit revealed behavioral, convictional, and psychological transformations, as they learned to communicate across difference, depersonalize contrary beliefs, set boundaries, and construct healthy co-existing identities.
Descriptors: Males, Transformative Learning, Masculinity, Homosexuality, Communications, Outcomes of Education, Nonprofit Organizations, Beliefs, Self Concept, Sexual Identity, Hispanic Americans, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
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Language: English
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