homosocial
Britishadjective
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But everyone else is content to lounge in the cognitive dissonance of the blurry boundaries of their homosocial intimacy rituals.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
Directing the viewer's attention at times with little more than a disapproving stare, Meinhard guides us through what looks at first like a straightforward study of clashing cultures and homosocial group dynamics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2018
And yet, beneath their rote performance of homosocial bonding, these men worry, inwardly, about what things mean and how they feel about those meanings.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 23, 2016
As their business booms and their intimacy deepens, the roomies experience a burst of homosocial attraction that, refreshingly, is never played for voyeuristic audience appeal.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2012
The two develop an intensely homosocial relationship straight from the British school-chums genre, but with a twist.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2011
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