Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• MATHEWS, PAUL W.

Titel

SOME PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS OF MALE PROSTITUTION IN MANILA

Ist Teil von

• Philippine sociological review, 1987-07, Vol.35 (3/4), p.55-74

Ort / Verlag

The Philippine Sociological Society

Erscheinungsjahr

1987

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Although it would be desirable to locate various sexual phenomenon within a wider discussion of Philippine society, this paper can only attempt to outline the features of male prostitution and related gender identity. Given the limited anthropological research into sexual deviance of some Southeast Asian cultures, even this mainly descriptive paper is of some—if only heuristic—significance. It is hoped this overview will demonstrate the social construction of sexual and gender identities, and discount as idiosyncratic Western views of deviance. In particular, the boys' self-image as normal and righteous is considered in terms of pragmatics and linguistics. This leads to a view that male adolescent sexuality is precocious, and questions the notion held by Western ideologies that all male prostitutes are homosexual, that boys are exploited by men, and that homosexual activity can only be willingly undertaken by adults.