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Comparisons and Differences: A Commentary on Frost
Author(s) -
Russell Glenda M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
analyses of social issues and public policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1530-2415
pISSN - 1529-7489
DOI - 10.1111/asap.12087
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , frost (temperature) , meaning (existential) , hierarchy , psychology , social psychology , androgyny , sociology , epistemology , psychoanalysis , law , political science , geography , philosophy , masculinity , psychotherapist , meteorology
This commentary on Frost's comparison of the meaning of intimacy in heterosexual and same‐sex couples explores how the concept of differences between advantaged and disadvantaged groups has often been used to further stigmatize the latter group. The commentary notes that feminist critiques have provided a way to avoid this trap, which is reflected in Frost's study. This research represents a creative mix of theories and methods that provides important, nuanced findings while avoiding reifying the traditional heterosexual/same‐sex hierarchy.