Homosexual categories

some research problems in the labelling perspective of homosexuality

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-8099.pcso.2020.150573

Keywords:

Rotulação, Homossexualidade, Interacionismo simbólico

Abstract

This article states research agenda in which the author compiles concepts and theories usually employed at the time of first publishing of this article (1970's), the author discusses these subjects, sometime refuses them and offers new theoretical perspectives, widely grounded in the symbolic interactionism, specially in the labelling perspective. The whole discussion gets issues related to homosexuality amidst men.

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Author Biography

  • Shelton Ygor Joaquim De Cicco, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"
    Mestrando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Sociais da Unesp/Marília. Bacharel em Ciências Sociais pela mesma instituição.

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Published

2020-06-26

How to Cite

De Cicco, S. Y. J. (2020). Homosexual categories: some research problems in the labelling perspective of homosexuality. Plural, 27(1), 305-332. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-8099.pcso.2020.150573