Homosociality
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In sociology, homosociality means same-sex relationships that are not of a romantic or sexual nature, such as friendship, mentorship, or others. Researchers who use the concept mainly do so to explain how men uphold men's dominance in society.[1]
Homosocial was popularized by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick in her discussion of male homosocial desire.[2] Sedgwick used the term to distinguish from homosexual and to connote a form of male bonding often accompanied by fear or hatred of homosexuality.[3] Jean Lipman-Blumen had earlier (1976) defined homosociality as a preference for members of one's own sex – a social rather than a sexual preference.[4]
The opposite of homosocial is heterosocial, describing non-sexual relations with the opposite sex.