Exploring Sociocultural Embodiment: LGBTQ+ Body Care Practices and Norm Negotiation in Poland
Sociological Research Online,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 3, 2025
This
article
examines
how
societal
norms,
cultural
values,
and
strains
shape
body
care
practices
within
Poland’s
cisgender
nonheterosexual
community.
Using
Esther
Rothblum’s
biculturality
theory
as
a
foundation,
the
study
explores
influence
of
class,
homophobia,
Catholic-influenced
gender
norms
on
daily
routines,
hygiene,
adornment,
identity
expression.
It
investigates
these
reflect
trends,
navigate
heteronormative
expectations,
intersect
with
socio-economic
gendered
pressures,
particularly
for
working-class
LGBTQ+
women.
The
draws
an
ethnographic
21
couples
in
Poland,
incorporating
participant
observations
over
120
thematic
interviews.
introduces
sociocultural
embodiment
new
concept,
building
framework
to
explore
localized
systemic
forces
uniquely
intimate
negotiations
non-Western
contexts.
By
situating
Polish
realities,
emphasizes
need
geographically
informed
approaches
research.
Sociocultural
contributes
studies
by
demonstrating
subcultural
strategies
self-presentation
formation.
work
advances
global
understanding
experiences
through
focus
dynamics.
Language: Английский
Defining Preferred Esthetics of the Ideal Phallus via Crowdsource Survey
Urology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
186, P. 63 - 68
Published: Feb. 11, 2024
Language: Английский
The transgenerational transmission of physical attractiveness perceptions: Role of parents' physical activity and nutrition habits in modelling body-focused health attitudes and body shape perception in five-year-old offspring
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(2), P. Article11 - Article11
Published: June 30, 2024
Introduction:
Observing
parents’
body-focused
behaviours
during
middle
childhood
is
one
of
the
initial
ways
in
which
children
model
their
perceptions
pro-health
attitudes
and
connection
to
physical
attractiveness.
This
study
aimed
investigate
relationship
between
parents'
health
behaviours,
appearance,
adult
body
types
(skinny,
medium,
obese)
by
five-year-old
children.
Moreover,
role
gender
above
for
both
parents
was
also
examined.
Materials
methods:
participants
were
680
families
with
(330
girls).
Participation
limited
moth-er-father-child
triad.
The
Beauty
Health
Scale,
Healthy
Behaviour
Inventory,
Inventory
Physical
Activity
Objectives,
a
composition
analyser
used
measure
fat
percentage.
Results:
Assessment
pictures
male
silhouettes
girls
revealed
perception
that
men
who
exercise
do
not
lose
weight
but
maintain
healthy,
attractive
appearance.
However,
they
believed
women
should
actively
achieve
an
figure.
Interestingly,
more
likely
be
perceived
as
overweight,
despite
engaging
activity.
Conclusions:
underscores
importance
integrating
education
activity
interventions
into
family-oriented
disease
prevention
programmes
at
cultivating
positive
well
parents.
Language: Английский
The Mediating Role of Eating Attitudes in Sociocultural Attitudes toward the Body in Predicting Obligatory Exercise among Young People: A Polish and Chinese Comparison
Nutrients,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(4), P. 952 - 952
Published: Feb. 14, 2023
The
main
aims
of
this
study
were
to
determine
which
sociocultural
predictors
obligatory
exercise
are
universal
for
young
men
or
women
and
specific
particular
cultural
conditions
(Polish
Chinese
culture)
examine
the
mediating
role
eating
attitudes.
A
cross-sectional
was
conducted
among
Poles
(n
=
259)
208)
aged
18
30.
Descriptive
comparative
statistics,
Spearman’s
rho,
multiple
regression
analysis
used.
analyses
showed
that
Internalization—Athlete
a
common
positive
direct
predictor
Polish
women;
Information
only
in
men;
some
variables
attitudes
mediated
development
indicated
there
cross-cultural
differences.
In
understanding
people,
attention
should
be
paid
their
toward
body
eating,
gender
differences
need
considered.
Language: Английский