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== Homophobia and homohysteria == | == Homophobia and homohysteria == | ||
Negative emotions toward gays have been termed ''homophobia'' by social scientists, sneakily characterizing them as an anxiety disorder and irrational fear (a ''phobia''). Similarly, the fear of being regarded as gay or socially excluded for being gay has been termed ''homohysteria'', again characterizing it as an irrational anxiety, a ''hysteria'', even though it may be warranted under certain circumstances. After all, losing one's reputation of being able to compete for women | Negative emotions toward gays have been termed ''homophobia'' by social scientists, sneakily characterizing them as an anxiety disorder and irrational fear (a ''phobia''). Similarly, the fear of being regarded as gay or socially excluded for being gay has been termed ''homohysteria'', again characterizing it as an irrational anxiety, a ''hysteria'', even though it may be warranted under certain circumstances. After all, losing one's reputation of being able to compete for women is cross-culturally cosidered detrimental for men.<ref>https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=senior_comm</ref> | ||
A variety of not necessarily contradictory evolutionary hypotheses for these emotions have been proposed as summarized below. Again, one can distinguish slow and fast life history adaptations, e.g. ruthless male competition as a fast life history adaptation in contrast to adaptations regulating cooperation effectiveness as a slow life history adaptation. | A variety of not necessarily contradictory evolutionary hypotheses for these emotions have been proposed as summarized below. Again, one can distinguish slow and fast life history adaptations, e.g. ruthless male competition as a fast life history adaptation in contrast to adaptations regulating cooperation effectiveness as a slow life history adaptation. | ||