Under the all-too-cute header "You can't handle the smooch!", we were discussing a recent claim of Eric Anderson, an American turned Brit sociologist, about male-on-male kissing. The claim was that heterosexual males now do it, at least in Britain, and it's becoming acceptable, if not common.
The elusive research paper advancing this claim has now surfaced. It's available at: http://tinyurl.com/4sbjyto The reference is: Anderson, E. et al (2011). ``I Kiss Them Because I Love Them´´: The Emergence of Heterosexual Men Kissing in British Institutes of Education. Arch Sex Behav DOI 10.1007/s10508-010-9678-0 It's possibly still in press: this is the version posted on Anderson's website at http://www.ericandersonphd.com His claim has been met with understandable incredulity, both on our list and off it. For example, you might check out a recent article in _The Guardian_ at http://tinyurl.com/2vh45c8 and in particular some of the comments which follow (e.g. "tomyorkshire"). Anderson's article makes interesting reading. His sample is admittedly small and covers only a limited number of institutions (three, to be exact), but the methodology appears adequate at first glance. Some of the detailed quotes and anecdotes in the paper are startling in their embrace * of this allegedly new phenomenon. We need more than a few good men on this one, of course. The article includes the questionnaire which he used in his survey. Some on this list might want to try it out in their classrooms, or turn students loose with it. The critical question, no. 4 " I notice that straight men now kiss each other on nights out or in pubs. Have you ever kissed another friend, even just once this way?" deserves comment (and not just for "pub"). It appears to be leading the interviewee. I think it's defensible, though, as a means to encourage him to report what he otherwise might be reluctant to say. On the other hand, even to ask that question in some locations in the US could put the interviewer at risk. Stephen * pun intended -------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca --------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=9226 or send a blank email to leave-9226-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
