title: A dance between the general and the specific: implications for the self concept.
abstract: After discussing the cultural and the psychological basis of the phenomenon of homophobia, Madureira comes to the conclusion that a dance between the general and the specific is necessary for overcoming homophobia. What is the relation of such a dance and the self-concept? How the self concept may be explicated from a more dynamically constituted perspective is discussed. The relation of homophobia as a boundary phenomenon and Boesch's conception of the familiar and unfamiliar then leads to the conclusion of the person situated in a sphere, as co-inhabitants of other persons as well as the media they employ.
authors.affiliation: University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. amreijoerchel@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Amrei C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Joerchel
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005783:Gender Identity; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D011287:Prejudice; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012649:Self Concept; D012925:Social Conformity