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Title: Thinking about sexual behavior: Action identification and sex education.
Creator: Busenbarrick, Elizabeth F., Florida Atlantic University, Vallacher, Robin R.
Abstract/Description: Action identification theory asserts that people undertake action with a particular identity for what they are doing, and that this identity is resistant to change. Emergence of a new understanding of action occurs when the person thinks about some detail of the action and is then exposed to a new higher level identity for the act. To test the emergence hypothesis with respect to sexual behavior, subjects were asked to think about having sex and list either the high level aspects (i.e.,...
Show moreAction identification theory asserts that people undertake action with a particular identity for what they are doing, and that this identity is resistant to change. Emergence of a new understanding of action occurs when the person thinks about some detail of the action and is then exposed to a new higher level identity for the act. To test the emergence hypothesis with respect to sexual behavior, subjects were asked to think about having sex and list either the high level aspects (i.e., consequences and implications of having sex) or lower level aspects (i.e., details of having sex). Subjects then read an article identifying sex as responsible behavior or physical pleasure. As predicted, subjects induced to think about the act of having sex in terms of its details expressed their cognitive representation of the act in a way which conformed with the target emergent identity (pleasure or responsibility) to which they were exposed.
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Date Issued: 1989
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14557
Subject Headings: Sex (Psychology), Intentionalism, Sex, Sex instruction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Is there a universal history of sexuality?: a study of multiple gender societies.
Creator: Kennedy, Amanda, Kulb, Carolyn, Seidl, Jana, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2006-10
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11529
Subject Headings: Sex, Gender identity, Sex role
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: PROTANDRIC SEX CHANGE IN CENTROPOMUS UNDECIMALIS, THE COMMON SNOOK.
Creator: McKenna, Brent, Baldwin, John, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: Otolith increment morphology of the protandric hermaphrodite Centropomus undecimalis (snook) was analyzed in relation to age and length for sex specific growth differences to retroactively determine the time of sex change. Growth spurts in the otoliths of female snook, the terminal sex, were identified between ages 4 and 8, corroborating the current understanding of when sex change occurs (between 3 and 8). No such growth increases were identified on the otoliths of male snook, the primary...
Show moreOtolith increment morphology of the protandric hermaphrodite Centropomus undecimalis (snook) was analyzed in relation to age and length for sex specific growth differences to retroactively determine the time of sex change. Growth spurts in the otoliths of female snook, the terminal sex, were identified between ages 4 and 8, corroborating the current understanding of when sex change occurs (between 3 and 8). No such growth increases were identified on the otoliths of male snook, the primary sex. Otolith growth, however, was found to decouple from length, so these growth spurts are not reflected in the length of the fish. This study marks the first time that a distinct growth pattern differentiating the primary and terminal sexes, similar to that seen in the protogynous transitional growth spurt hypothesis, has been identified on the otoliths of a protandric species.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013622
Subject Headings: Snook, Sex change
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Direct and indirect aggression: Does choice of strategy depend on gender?.
Creator: Lago, Tania, Florida Atlantic University, Richardson, Deborah R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: Research on aggression suggests that males are more likely to be directly aggressive, whereas females are more likely to be indirectly aggressive. The present study examined the relationship of gender of aggressor and gender of target to the expression of direct and indirect aggression. Behavioral and self-report measures of direct and indirect aggression were obtained from 112 undergraduate students. Participants made more indirect than direct responses under low levels of provocation and...
Show moreResearch on aggression suggests that males are more likely to be directly aggressive, whereas females are more likely to be indirectly aggressive. The present study examined the relationship of gender of aggressor and gender of target to the expression of direct and indirect aggression. Behavioral and self-report measures of direct and indirect aggression were obtained from 112 undergraduate students. Participants made more indirect than direct responses under low levels of provocation and more direct than indirect responses under high levels of provocation. Males were the target of more direct responses than indirect responses. Males reported engaging in more direct than indirect aggression with males than with females. Females reported engaging in more indirect aggression with females than with males. Explanations consider the effects of the situational context on aggressive responding.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15257
Subject Headings: Aggressiveness, Sex differences (Psychology)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: MALE/FEMALE DIFFERENCES IN GENDER IDENTITY ANXIETY - AS REFLECTED BY PHYSIOLOGICAL REACTIONS MEASURED ON A POLYGRAPH.
Creator: WAGNER, JUDITH CHURCHMAN, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Thirty-two males and females were tested for differences in their physiological responses to gender identity questions. The responses were recorded with a polygraph and scored to give an operationally defined measure of anxiety, labeled gender identity-anxiety. Gender-sensitive questions were divided into same-sex and cross-sex questions, and nongender questions were used for comparison. Two sex role orientation tests, the Bern Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) and the Attitudes toward Women Scale ...
Show moreThirty-two males and females were tested for differences in their physiological responses to gender identity questions. The responses were recorded with a polygraph and scored to give an operationally defined measure of anxiety, labeled gender identity-anxiety. Gender-sensitive questions were divided into same-sex and cross-sex questions, and nongender questions were used for comparison. Two sex role orientation tests, the Bern Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) and the Attitudes toward Women Scale (AWS) were administered to determine if a conservative sex role orientation was associated with higher gender identity anxiety scores. Both males and females exhibited some anxiety to same-sex questions. Males demonstrated greater anxiety to cross-sex questions than did females. The BSRI did not predict, but the AWS did predict anxiety scores. Implications for the theory of femiphobia are discussed.
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Date Issued: 1986
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14306
Subject Headings: Sex differences (Psychology), Anxiety
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Title: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEX DIFFERENCES IN DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE (EQUITY, EQUALITY, FAIRNESS, REWARD ALLOCATION).
Creator: BOLDIZAR, JANET P., Florida Atlantic University, Perry, David G.
Abstract/Description: This study assessed the perceived fairness of vignette characters who had contributed either more or less than a coworker in a task and had subsequently divided the rewards either equitably or equally. The objective was to explore the development of sex differences in distributive justice between preadolescence and adulthood in light of two competing explanations of those differences. The "normative" explanation states that males and females vary in their respective preferences for the norms...
Show moreThis study assessed the perceived fairness of vignette characters who had contributed either more or less than a coworker in a task and had subsequently divided the rewards either equitably or equally. The objective was to explore the development of sex differences in distributive justice between preadolescence and adulthood in light of two competing explanations of those differences. The "normative" explanation states that males and females vary in their respective preferences for the norms of equity and equality. The "motivational" explanation states that the sexes vary their norm preference according to self-favoring (males) or generous (females) motives . Results provided no support for the former explanation, but support in the fifth grade and college groups for the latter explanation. The eighth grade group was unique in that those males rated generous allocations more fair than the females did. A developmental pattern of cognitive changes in sex-role concepts was suggested.
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Date Issued: 1986
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14298
Subject Headings: Sex differences, Distributive justice
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Title: ¿QUÉ ES GAY?: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF SEXUALITY AND GENDER EXPRESSION IN SOUTHERN MANABÍ PROVINCE, ECUADOR.
Creator: Adorisio, Alessandra, Harris, Michael S., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: This thesis explores how gender and sexuality are expressed in southern Manabí Province, Ecuador. The study employs ethnographic methods to recruit local people who identify as LGBTQ (called LGBTI regionally) to participate in interviews on sexuality and gender identity/expression. Based on this research, I explore the construction of “gay” in this part of Ecuador as identity and performance; additionally, reflective viewpoints of those who self-identify as “gay” are thematically incorporated...
Show moreThis thesis explores how gender and sexuality are expressed in southern Manabí Province, Ecuador. The study employs ethnographic methods to recruit local people who identify as LGBTQ (called LGBTI regionally) to participate in interviews on sexuality and gender identity/expression. Based on this research, I explore the construction of “gay” in this part of Ecuador as identity and performance; additionally, reflective viewpoints of those who self-identify as “gay” are thematically incorporated. The term “gay” is used to describe a spectrum of identities that include: homosexual, transformista, travestí, transexual, and transgénero. These identities are not necessarily static, as many individuals traverse categories in a culturally specific progression that I describe. I propose that coastal Ecuadorians utilize a structuring of sexualities and genders within the region that challenges Western LGBTQ+ labels. This research suggests a new regional depiction of non-conforming identities and their manifestations through language, shared strife, communal beliefs, and individual experience.
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Date Issued: 2021
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013733
Subject Headings: Ecuador, Sex, Gender identity
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Title: AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF A HUMAN SEXUALITY PROGRAM ON SELECTED VARIABLES (COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SEX KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, ANXIETY).
Creator: LIPOF, IRENE DORIS SABEN., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Human sexuality programs and courses have become prevalent on college campuses. Reviews of the literature revealed that there was a facade of sexual sophistication attributed to college students. Students' realization that they lacked knowledge in this area provided a major impetus for many post-secondary institutions to introduce human sexuality courses. There has been an increasing need for documentation of successful human sexuality programs and evaluation of their components. This...
Show moreHuman sexuality programs and courses have become prevalent on college campuses. Reviews of the literature revealed that there was a facade of sexual sophistication attributed to college students. Students' realization that they lacked knowledge in this area provided a major impetus for many post-secondary institutions to introduce human sexuality courses. There has been an increasing need for documentation of successful human sexuality programs and evaluation of their components. This research project was designed to evaluate the effects from instruction in a human sexuality course at Miami-Dade Community College. A quasi-experimental research design, utilizing a pretest-treatment-posttest format, was used to measure intragroup and intergroup changes in knowledge, attitude, and anxiety. Attitudinal changes reflected feelings on four scales: (a) heterosexual relations, (b) sexual myths, (c) autoeroticism, and (d) abortion. Differences between pretest and posttest means were determined significant at or below alpha (p < .05). The Sex Knowledge and Attitude Test, SKAT, Form 2 and the Atkins Sexual Anxiety Scale served as instruments used to measure changes. Participants in the study were students in 11 human sexuality classes, 7 psychology classes and 7 social science classes on North and South Campuses of Miami-Dade Community College. The number of students totaled 990. Of these, 983 completed at least one of the assessments and 558 completed all of the assessments. The control group experienced a 15-week social science course. The experimental groups experienced a 15-week human sexuality course and a 15-week psychology course. Data analysis included an analysis of covariance with the pretest serving as the covariate and t tests for correlated samples. Findings indicated: (a) increases in knowledge in the human sexuality students and the psychology students; (b) significant attitudinal change in human sexuality students on three subscales: autoeroticism, sexual myths, and heterosexual relations; and significant attitudinal change in the psychology students on two subscales: sexual myths and autoeroticism; and (c) significant anxiety reduction in all groups. These findings demonstrated the effectiveness of the Miami-Dade Community College human sexuality program. Future research should address long term changes in attitudes and retention of knowledge differences between attitudes about self and others, team taught vs. individually taught, and alternative testing instruments.
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Date Issued: 1985
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11862
Subject Headings: Sex instruction--Evaluation
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Title: SEX-ROLE TRANSCENDENCE AND ADJUSTMENT TO SINGLE PARENTHOOD.
Creator: SUTTON, LYNDA LANE., Florida Atlantic University, Anderson, Kristine L., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
Abstract/Description: A study of 112 single parents drawn from two populations (one urban, one rural) was conducted to determine if flexibility across situations, or androgyny, facilitates adjustment to single parenthood. Life satisfaction and coping responses were used as measures of adjustment to single parenthood. Chi square, correlation, and analysis of variance testing of the results revealed that adjustment to single parenthood is greatest among those who receive scores of "androgynous" or "masculine" using...
Show moreA study of 112 single parents drawn from two populations (one urban, one rural) was conducted to determine if flexibility across situations, or androgyny, facilitates adjustment to single parenthood. Life satisfaction and coping responses were used as measures of adjustment to single parenthood. Chi square, correlation, and analysis of variance testing of the results revealed that adjustment to single parenthood is greatest among those who receive scores of "androgynous" or "masculine" using the Bern Sex Role Inventory. Length of employment also had a positive effect on adjustment to single parenthood. Other covariates (e.g., "cause" of single parenting, length of single parenting, length of "househusbanding") did not significantly affect adjustment to single parenthood.
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Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14110
Subject Headings: Single parents, Sex role
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: IS EARLY SEX TYPING DUE TO CHILDREN'S ATTEMPTS TO MATCH THEIR BEHAVIOR TO SEX ROLE STEREOTYPES?.
Creator: WHITE, ADAM JASON, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: To test the hypothesis that children know that certain toys are appropriate for their own sex before they indicate preferences for these toys, 128 boys and girls, aged two through five, were shown pictures of masculine, faninine, and neutral toys. First, subjects indicated their personal preferences (preference test). Second, subjects indicated which itans were more appropriate for their sex (stereotype test). There was no evidence for the hypothesis. In fact, children--especially boys-...
Show moreTo test the hypothesis that children know that certain toys are appropriate for their own sex before they indicate preferences for these toys, 128 boys and girls, aged two through five, were shown pictures of masculine, faninine, and neutral toys. First, subjects indicated their personal preferences (preference test). Second, subjects indicated which itans were more appropriate for their sex (stereotype test). There was no evidence for the hypothesis. In fact, children--especially boys--displayed considerable sex-typed behavior in their toy preferences at an earlier age than they expressed awareness of which toys are appropriate for their own sex. This suggested that early sex-typed preferences result from something other than children's attempts to emulate same-sex stereotypes. A second hypothesis was that boys would show greater rejection of cross-sex toys than girls. This hypothesis also was rejected. Boys and girls showed equal rejection of cross-sex toys, but boys more frequently chose same-sex toys than girls did.
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Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14185
Subject Headings: Sex role in children, Toys
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Title: One Track Mind.
Creator: Kassay, Joel David., Florida Atlantic University, Schwartz, Jason
Abstract/Description: One Track Mind is a world wherein characters, driven by their unique, individual sexualities, are both prey and companionship for each other. The resulting, incessant shifting between cooperation and competition comprises the dramatic action of the stories. However, more dramatic than much of the action are the stylistic shifts of narration---both within and among the stories. This diversity of narrative style, much more so than invocation of place-names, describes and defines the myriad...
Show moreOne Track Mind is a world wherein characters, driven by their unique, individual sexualities, are both prey and companionship for each other. The resulting, incessant shifting between cooperation and competition comprises the dramatic action of the stories. However, more dramatic than much of the action are the stylistic shifts of narration---both within and among the stories. This diversity of narrative style, much more so than invocation of place-names, describes and defines the myriad landscapes of the world of One Track Mind: serene and absurd, lush and sparse, sincere and sardonic.
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Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13031
Subject Headings: Narration (Rhetoric), Sex--Fiction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A test of Bem's model of the development of sexual orientation.
Creator: Rouse, Priscilla Ann., Florida Atlantic University, Perry, David G.
Abstract/Description: This study tested Bem's (1996) "Exotic Becomes Erotic" theory of sexual orientation. Participants were 182 4th- through 8 th-graders. In accord with Bem's theory, sex-typing (i.e., sex-typed traits, interests, and playmate preferences) and goodness-of-fit with one's gender predicted heterosexual identity. However, goodness-of-fit did not mediate relations of sex-typing to heterosexual identity; instead, sex-typing mediated the relation of felt similarity to heterosexual identity. Implications...
Show moreThis study tested Bem's (1996) "Exotic Becomes Erotic" theory of sexual orientation. Participants were 182 4th- through 8 th-graders. In accord with Bem's theory, sex-typing (i.e., sex-typed traits, interests, and playmate preferences) and goodness-of-fit with one's gender predicted heterosexual identity. However, goodness-of-fit did not mediate relations of sex-typing to heterosexual identity; instead, sex-typing mediated the relation of felt similarity to heterosexual identity. Implications for alternative models are discussed.
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Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12698
Subject Headings: Sex role in children, Sex differences (Psychology), Bem Sex-Role Inventory
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Title: The social interaction of co-partner sex participants.
Creator: Piet, Kathleen Walker., Florida Atlantic University, Evans, Arthur S., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
Abstract/Description: Using the assumptions of symbolic interactionism, this thesis examines the importance of place to the interaction of co-partner sex participants (also known as swingers). Using a modification of the various elements of place discussed by Denzin (1974), this examination of social interaction investigates the situational contexts that individuals are placed in. Building on Goffman (1959), Denzin (1974), and Lofland (1969), this exploratory research discusses how the physical setting which...
Show moreUsing the assumptions of symbolic interactionism, this thesis examines the importance of place to the interaction of co-partner sex participants (also known as swingers). Using a modification of the various elements of place discussed by Denzin (1974), this examination of social interaction investigates the situational contexts that individuals are placed in. Building on Goffman (1959), Denzin (1974), and Lofland (1969), this exploratory research discusses how the physical setting which provides the conditions, the relationships which bind the participants, and the rules which shape alliances affect interaction. Data for this research was gathered through the distribution of questionnaires at three public swinger's clubs in South Florida. Results show that perceived level of involvement in the swinging community, frequency of swinging, gender, and education level produced statistically significant differences in swinging encounters.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15014
Subject Headings: Group sex, Sex in marriage, Sex--Social aspects, Social interaction--Sexual behavior
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Title: Unwavering Support and Relentless Fear: A Narrative Inquiry into How Mothers of Adult Children who are Registered as Sex Offenders in Florida Experience the Sex Offender Registry, Rules, and Laws.
Creator: Kavanagh, Shelley, Howard, Heather, Florida Atlantic University, School of Social Work, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
Abstract/Description: Sex Offender Registry and Notification (SORN) and Sex Offender Residency Restrictions (SORR) laws and policies were developed and implemented with the intention of keeping communities and children safe, however many studies illustrate that these policies are in fact resulting in negative consequences for registrants and their families. All the existing studies focused on both registrants and family members, in most cases, spouses. A gap in the literature about the possible impacts on mothers...
Show moreSex Offender Registry and Notification (SORN) and Sex Offender Residency Restrictions (SORR) laws and policies were developed and implemented with the intention of keeping communities and children safe, however many studies illustrate that these policies are in fact resulting in negative consequences for registrants and their families. All the existing studies focused on both registrants and family members, in most cases, spouses. A gap in the literature about the possible impacts on mothers of adult registrants was identified. Further, there was a lack of qualitative research, which, in highlighting the lived experiences and stories of mothers, is powerful and can have a significant impact on increasing social awareness. The number of registered citizens continues to grow in Florida each year, and there are increasing numbers of families and loved ones of registered citizens that will need supportive and specialized therapeutic services. As a doctoral capstone, this qualitative narrative research involved one-on-one semi-structured interviews with 15 mothers of registered citizens throughout the state of Florida between March and November 2021. The aims of the study were to determine if mothers experienced the same impacts as other family members, or if their experiences were unique to mothering a registered adult child; to learn about how mothers coped with having an adult child on the Florida registry; and finally, what service providers need to know to adequately support this population.
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014099
Subject Headings: Sex offenders, Sex offenders--Legal status, laws, etc.--Florida., Sex offenders--Family relationships
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Title: Replacement of sex steroids prevent lymphocytic infiltration of the lacrimal glands in Sjögren's Syndrome (SS).
Creator: Mostafa, Safinaz, Azzarolo , Ana Maria, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2011-04-08
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3164642
Subject Headings: Sjogren's syndrome, Hormones, Sex, Blood --Pathophysiology
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Title: Does gender bias influence awards given by societies?.
Creator: Holmes, M. A., Asher, P., Farrington, J., Fine, R., Leinen, M. S., Leboy, P., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/3340529, http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340529
Subject Headings: Gender discrimination, Professional associations, Awards, Sex discrimination
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Title: Gorgeous Gold Peacocks: Exploring Masculinity in Professional Wrestling.
Creator: Karasick, Scott Philip, Harvey, Mark, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
Abstract/Description: This thesis is a historical comprehensive case study on masculinity that explores stereotypes of masculinity in professional wrestling. Working from theories about gender roles, hegemonic masculinity, misogyny (with its disdain for femininity) and heteronormativity, this study utilizes a content analysis of American professional wrestling to look at the gendered basis of how and why wrestling characters are created and how they are successful. Professional wrestlers historically have created...
Show moreThis thesis is a historical comprehensive case study on masculinity that explores stereotypes of masculinity in professional wrestling. Working from theories about gender roles, hegemonic masculinity, misogyny (with its disdain for femininity) and heteronormativity, this study utilizes a content analysis of American professional wrestling to look at the gendered basis of how and why wrestling characters are created and how they are successful. Professional wrestlers historically have created characters based in American popular cultures and specifically American gender ideologies of masculinity that are based in hetero-patriarchal cultural ideals. By looking through the history of masculinity and gender stereotypes in professional wrestling, I uncover how contemporary wrestlers are reworking these stereotypes to create new characters with changing gender inflections based on global cultural ideals, rather than American culture, demonstrating the influence global culture and the globalized wrestling community has on contemporary American wrestling.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013223
Subject Headings: Wrestling, Masculinity, Sex role, Stereotypes (Social psychology)
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Title: THE EFFECTS OF PROGESTERONE, TESTOSTERONE, AND DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE ON THE MALE AND FEMALE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF THE FEMALE RAT.
Creator: KAPLAN, PETER L., Florida Atlantic University, Singer, Jay J., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: Twenty-six 75-day-old, ovariectomized Long-Evans female rats were randomly divided into two groups of ten and one group of six animals. The ten Group I Ss received, in consecutive treatment periods, 2 mg progesterone (P-2) daily, 2 mg testosterone propiorate (TP-2) daily, TP-2 daily plus P-2 every fourth day, and P-2 every fourth day. The ten Group II Ss received, in consecutive treatment periods, P-2 every fourth day, and 4 mg dihydrotestosterone (DHT-4) daily plus P-2 every fourth day. Both...
Show moreTwenty-six 75-day-old, ovariectomized Long-Evans female rats were randomly divided into two groups of ten and one group of six animals. The ten Group I Ss received, in consecutive treatment periods, 2 mg progesterone (P-2) daily, 2 mg testosterone propiorate (TP-2) daily, TP-2 daily plus P-2 every fourth day, and P-2 every fourth day. The ten Group II Ss received, in consecutive treatment periods, P-2 every fourth day, and 4 mg dihydrotestosterone (DHT-4) daily plus P-2 every fourth day. Both Groups I and II were tested for female sexual behavior. A significant increase in the lordosis response was observed only in Group I Ss after receiving TP-2 plus P-2 every fourth day. Group III Ss were tested for male sexual behavior after receiving DHT-4 daily. Male sexual behavior increased significantly after DHT-4 treatments. It was concluded that progesterone exerts a facilitatory effect on female sexual behavior only when the Ss have been previously primed with an aromatizable androgen and that dihydrotestosterone is capable of inducing male sexual behavior in female rats.
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Date Issued: 1973
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13576
Subject Headings: Sexual behavior in animals, Hormones, Sex
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Title: THE EFFECTS OF TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE ON THE MALE AND FEMALE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF THE FEMALE RAT.
Creator: BRADSHAW, WILSON G., Florida Atlantic University, Singer, Jay J.
Abstract/Description: Fourteen 75-day-old female rats of the Long-Evans strain were ovariectomized and divided into two groups of seven. Group I received daily injections of 2mg testosterone propionate (TP) and was tested for male sexual behavior. Group II, in addition to daily injections of TP, also received injections of 1mg progesterone on five of the ten test days. This group was tested for female sexual behavior. TP was found to exert a facilitory effect on both male and female sexual behavior. Female sexual...
Show moreFourteen 75-day-old female rats of the Long-Evans strain were ovariectomized and divided into two groups of seven. Group I received daily injections of 2mg testosterone propionate (TP) and was tested for male sexual behavior. Group II, in addition to daily injections of TP, also received injections of 1mg progesterone on five of the ten test days. This group was tested for female sexual behavior. TP was found to exert a facilitory effect on both male and female sexual behavior. Female sexual behavior was enhanced further when progesterone was administered 4 to 6 hours prior to testing. Progesterone, when injected alone, was found to induce lordosis. It was concluded that TP was first being converted to estrogen and it was the estrogen which was responsible for the increase in female sexual behavior. The fact that progesterone, which enhances estrogen-induced lordosis, also enhances testosterone-induced lordosis supports this position.
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Date Issued: 1973
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13567
Subject Headings: Sexual behavior in animals, Testosterone, Hormones, Sex
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Title: FEMIPHOBIA AS MEASURED BY GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ANXIETY SCORE INCREASES FOLLOWING CROSS GENDER BEHAVIOR INSTRUCTION.
Creator: MCFARLAND, SAMUEL PERRY, JR., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: To test for gender differences in anxiety scores, forty male and forty female college students between the ages of seventeen and thirty were administered the Spielberger State Personality Inventory (SPI) before and after observing a gender-specific task demonstration. Subjects observed the task with or without opposite-gender persons present. Males in the cross-gender task showed larger increases in anxiety and anger scores than males assigned to a same-gender task, while females showed...
Show moreTo test for gender differences in anxiety scores, forty male and forty female college students between the ages of seventeen and thirty were administered the Spielberger State Personality Inventory (SPI) before and after observing a gender-specific task demonstration. Subjects observed the task with or without opposite-gender persons present. Males in the cross-gender task showed larger increases in anxiety and anger scores than males assigned to a same-gender task, while females showed decreases in anxiety and anger scores. Within the male cross-gender task, those tested with females present showed greater increases than those tested without females. Analyses involving two Semantic Differentials revealed the influence of gender and observed task on self-ratings of feelings and the attribution of feelings to opposite-gender persons.
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Date Issued: 1987
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14395
Subject Headings: Anxiety--Testing, Sex differences (Psychology)
Format: Document (PDF)

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