Metropolitan Bisexual Men's Relationships: Evidence of a Cohort Effect

Anderson, Eric and Scoats, Ryan and McCormack, Mark (2015) Metropolitan Bisexual Men's Relationships: Evidence of a Cohort Effect. Journal of Bisexuality, 15 (1). pp. 21-39. ISSN 1529-9716

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Abstract

Drawing on 90 interviews with openly bisexual men from three metropolitan cities, this research explores experiences related to relationships. In using a comparative cohort research design, the authors demonstrate the presence of a generational effect, with members of the youngest cohort finding that their partners grant the greatest legitimacy to their bisexual identities. The authors also show that men of the older cohort maintained more heteronormative attitudes than men in the younger cohort, particularly concerning marriage and children. Finally, the authors find that though openly bisexual men located in three metropolitan cities were accepting of nonmonogamy for others, they were not largely practicing it themselves.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.1080/15299716.2014.994055
Dates:	Date Event 11 February 2015 Published
Subjects:	CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-02 - sociology
Divisions:	Life and Health Sciences > Centre for Social Care, Health and Related Research (C-SHARR) Life and Health Sciences > Health and Social Care Professions Law and Social Sciences > Criminology and Sociology > Criminology Law and Social Sciences > Criminology and Sociology > Sociology Life and Health Sciences > Health and Social Care Professions > Health Care Life and Health Sciences > Health and Social Care Professions > Social Care
Depositing User:	Ryan Scoats
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2017 06:05
Last Modified:	04 Aug 2025 13:12
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/5195

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