What (who) is homosocial - definition
A CHARACTERISTIC OF SOCIALIZING WITH THE SAME-SEX PREDOMINANTLY
Homosocial; Homosocial intimacy; Homosociability
homosocial
¦ adjective relating to social interaction between members of the same sex.
homosocial
People who are not homosexual but socialise with others who are.
Bexta's not homosexual, but he is homosocial.
Bexta's not homosexual, but he is homosocial.
Homosociality
In sociology, homosociality means same-sex relationships that are not of a romantic or sexual nature, such as friendship, mentorship, or others. Researchers who use the concept mainly do so to explain how men uphold men's dominance in society.
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Homosociality
In sociology, homosociality means same-sex relationships that are not of a romantic or sexual nature, such as friendship, mentorship, or others. Researchers who use the concept mainly do so to explain how men uphold men's dominance in society.
Homosocial was popularized by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick in her discussion of male homosocial desire. Sedgwick used the term to distinguish from "homosexual" and to connote a form of male bonding often accompanied by fear or hatred of homosexuality. Jean Lipman-Blumen had earlier (1976) defined homosociality as a preference for members of one's own sex – a social rather than a sexual preference.
The opposite of homosocial is heterosocial, describing non-sexual relations with the opposite sex.
