Conceptualization and measurement of homosexuality in sex surveys: a critical review
Conceptualization and measurement of homosexuality in sex surveys: a critical review
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10.1590/s0102-311x2006000700002
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2006-07-01
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Lhomond, Brigitte
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Michaels, Stuart;Lhomond, Brigitte
这篇文章回顾了主要的全国性人口性调查，这些调查提出了关于同性恋的概念和方法问题，包括性的定义，同性恋的测量方面，抽样和采访技术，以及问卷设计。从调查中报告的同性吸引力、行为、伴侣和性认同的主要指标的比率也被提供并进行了比较。调查中对同性恋的研究受到研究传统和问题的影响，从性学到艾滋病毒/艾滋病的流行病学。至少自金赛以来，性行为一直是一个中心话题。性吸引和/或取向和性认同的问题是最近出现的。还介绍和讨论了在设计和分析调查以及在不同调查、不同国家和不同时期报告的比率方面男女待遇的差异。我们指出，在评估这种差异时，必须同时考虑方法学和社会变革问题。
This article reviews major national population sex surveys that have asked questions about homosexuality focusing on conceptual and methodological issues, including the definitions of sex, the measured aspects of homosexuality, sampling and interviewing technique, and questionnaire design. Reported rates of major measures of same-sex attraction, behavior, partners, and sexual identity from surveys are also presented and compared. The study of homosexuality in surveys has been shaped by the research traditions and questions ranging from sexology to the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS. Sexual behavior has been a central topic at least since Kinsey. Issues of sexual attraction and/or orientation and sexual identity have emerged more recently. Differences in the treatment of men and women in the design and analysis of surveys as well as in the reported rates in different surveys, in different countries and time periods are also presented and discussed. We point out the importance of the consideration of both methodological and social change issues in assessing such differences.