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The Masculine–Feminine Construct in Cross-Cultural Research

The Emergence of a Transcendent Global Culture

James W. Chesebro, David T. McMahan, Preston Russett, Eric J. Schumacher, and Junliang Wu

In this chapter, James W. Chesebro, David T. McMahan, Preston Russett, Eric J. Schumacher, and Junliang Wu explore the increased visibility of alternative modes of sexuality across cultures and reassess and reconceptualize the widely accepted masculinity–femininity construct in cross-cultural communication research. They open their essay with a discussion on the burgeoning representations in popular culture that transgress the traditional dichotomy of sexuality and gender. Substantiated by their extensive review of literature, Chesebro and his colleagues ...

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