Who ‘Wears the Pants’?: Bisexuals’ Performances of Gender and Sexuality in Romantic Relationships

Who ‘Wears the Pants’?: Bisexuals’ Performances of Gender and Sexuality in Romantic Relationships

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Main Author: Pennington, P. Suzanne
Language:English
Published: Ohio University / OhioLINK 2006
Subjects:
gender performance
bisexuality
social construction of sexuality
bisexuals in romantic relationships
femininity
masculinity
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1148520142
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou11485201422021-08-03T05:43:40Z Who ‘Wears the Pants’?: Bisexuals’ Performances of Gender and Sexuality in Romantic Relationships Pennington, P. Suzanne gender performance bisexuality social construction of sexuality bisexuals in romantic relationships femininity masculinity <p>Employing the concept of gender as a situated performance, my research explores negotiations of gender performances by bisexuals in interpersonal relationships and how such performances may alter due to the sex/gender of their partner. Previous studies of gender performance have primarily focused on heterosexual women and men. Also, the existing research on bisexuality has largely concentrated on the gender of bisexuals’ relationship partners, particularly the perceived differences between women and men.</p> <p>By focusing on the gender performances of bisexuals themselves, this research is a contribution to the budding academic literature on bisexuality as well as the sociological study of gender. I examine how bisexuals utilize traditional scripts of femininity and masculinity in their relationships with women and men. Also, due to the dichotomization of heterosexuality and homosexuality, male/female sexes, and the corresponding genders of masculinity and femininity, bisexuals must negotiate an alteration of traditional performances of gender and sexuality.</p> 2006-09-08 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1148520142 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1148520142 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic gender performance
bisexuality
social construction of sexuality
bisexuals in romantic relationships
femininity
masculinity
spellingShingle gender performance
bisexuality
social construction of sexuality
bisexuals in romantic relationships
femininity
masculinity
Pennington, P. Suzanne
Who ‘Wears the Pants’?: Bisexuals’ Performances of Gender and Sexuality in Romantic Relationships
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title Who ‘Wears the Pants’?: Bisexuals’ Performances of Gender and Sexuality in Romantic Relationships
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