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No country for old gay men: Age and sexuality category intersection renders older gay men invisible
Journal Title
Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
Year (definitive publication)
2022
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Abstract
Four studies analyzed how sexual orientation (heterosexual vs. gay) and age categories (young vs. elderly) referring to men are cognitively combined. In Study 1, young gay men were judged as more prototypical of gay men than adult or elderly gay men, while young, adult, and elderly heterosexual men were perceived as equally prototypical of heterosexual men. In Study 2, gay men were stereotyped more by young rather than elderly stereotypical traits, while heterosexual men were not stereotyped in terms of age. In Study 3, elderly men were stereotyped more by heterosexual than gay-stereotypical traits, while young men were not stereotyped in terms of sexual orientation. In Study 4, gay men were judged to be young rather than elderly, while elderly men were judged to be heterosexual rather than gay. Overall, elderly gay men were overlooked when processing their constituent categories, “gay” and “elderly” men. Implications for models of intersectionality are discussed.
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Keywords
Age categories,Intersectionality,Multiple categories,Sexual orientation categories,Stereotyping
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Psychology - Social Sciences
- Sociology - Social Sciences
- Media and Communications - Social Sciences
- Other Humanities - Humanities
Funding Records
| Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
|---|---|
| UIDB/03125/2020 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
