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| '''Androphilia''' (from Greek ''andro-'', "male," + ''-philia'', "love") is the sexual attraction to men of roughly the age of 20 through the 50's. What may seem like a superfluous term today is best understood in light of societies where ] as a form of upbringing and pedagogy were the norm, but where other age similar relations were frowned upon. | |||
| ] offered a three-fold age classification system for homosexuals: 1) ], who prefer partners from about 17-20; 2) Androphiles, who love men from 20 into the 50's; 3) ], who seek out old men. | |||
| Today it can also be used to define the ] of a male-attracted ]ed or ]ual person, since the terms ''homosexual'' or ''heterosexual'' present problems when applied to them; ''androphilia'', rather than focusing on the sex or gender of the person attracted, instead focuses on their subject of attraction. | |||
| ==Resources== | |||
| *Dynes, Wayne ''Androphilia.'' Dynes, Wayne R. (ed.), Garland Publishing, 1990. p. 58. | |||
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