Men are more likely than women to avoid shared experiences (e.g., going to the movies 🎬, sharing food 🍕) with individuals of the same gender, due to societal expectations that men should be unambiguously heterosexual, according to five preregistered studies (N = 3,215 adults).
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#Masculinity #GenderNorms #SocialExpectations #SharedExperiences #Heteronormativity
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#Masculinity #GenderNorms #SocialExpectations #SharedExperiences #Heteronormativity
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The Persistence of Homophobia in Men’s Friendship Norms - Sherrie Y. Xue, Stephanie C. Lin, Christilene du Plessis, 2025
Across five studies and one supplementary study (five preregistered; N = 3,215 adults), we found that men, more than women, avoided shared experiences (e.g., go...
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