Beth A Eck
Biographic Data
| ID | 3793744 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beth A Eck |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beth A |
| FAMILY NAME | Eck |
| SIGNATURE | ECK B A |
| AFFILIATIONS | James Madison University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Compromising Positions
Single men are theoretically free to pursue as many sexual partners as they like, but for adult single men maturity requires that they do not. This article makes explicit that displays of heterosexuality and their link to hegemonic masculinity change over time. Analyzing twenty-six face-to-face interviews with never-married and divorced middle-aged, heterosexual, white men, this article focuses specifically on how men claim a mature heterosexual …
Identity Twists and Turns
Marriage rates in the United States are declining, but being married remains a potent status marker. In this article, I examine how white, middle-aged, never-married men understand their unmarried status. An analysis of face-to-face interviews reveals that most men in this study use the discourses of self-help, love's labor, and individual choice to construct narratives that help to explain how they are on the path to marriage, or alternately, ho…
Men are much Harder
Drawing on 45 interviews, this article addresses how heterosexual men and women respond to and discuss opposite and same-sex nude images in distinctive ways. Viewing both female and male nudes provides an opportunity to observe the sexual and gender identity work men and women perform when confronted with this cultural object. Both men and women have access to shared, readily available cultural scripts for interpreting and responding to female nu…
Embattled Eros
Embattled Eros is a sophisticated analysis of the major dynamics and patterns of the contemporary debate on sexuality. Steven Seidman shows that at the root of the major conflicts within this contoversial field, are two sexual ideologies, the libertarian and the romanticist. Examining the strengths and limits of each ideology, he puts forward outlines for a sexual ethic that goes beyond the current polarization. Seidman suggests a pragmatic ethic…
Compromising Positions
Single men are theoretically free to pursue as many sexual partners as they like, but for adult single men maturity requires that they do not. This article makes explicit that displays of heterosexuality and their link to hegemonic masculinity change over time. Analyzing twenty-six face-to-face interviews with never-married and divorced middle-aged, heterosexual, white men, this article focuses specifically on how men claim a mature heterosexual …
Men are much Harder
Drawing on 45 interviews, this article addresses how heterosexual men and women respond to and discuss opposite and same-sex nude images in distinctive ways. Viewing both female and male nudes provides an opportunity to observe the sexual and gender identity work men and women perform when confronted with this cultural object. Both men and women have access to shared, readily available cultural scripts for interpreting and responding to female nu…
Identity Twists and Turns
Marriage rates in the United States are declining, but being married remains a potent status marker. In this article, I examine how white, middle-aged, never-married men understand their unmarried status. An analysis of face-to-face interviews reveals that most men in this study use the discourses of self-help, love's labor, and individual choice to construct narratives that help to explain how they are on the path to marriage, or alternately, ho…
Embattled Eros
Embattled Eros is a sophisticated analysis of the major dynamics and patterns of the contemporary debate on sexuality. Steven Seidman shows that at the root of the major conflicts within this contoversial field, are two sexual ideologies, the libertarian and the romanticist. Examining the strengths and limits of each ideology, he puts forward outlines for a sexual ethic that goes beyond the current polarization. Seidman suggests a pragmatic ethic…
Men are much Harder
Drawing on 45 interviews, this article addresses how heterosexual men and women respond to and discuss opposite and same-sex nude images in distinctive ways. Viewing both female and male nudes provides an opportunity to observe the sexual and gender identity work men and women perform when confronted with this cultural object. Both men and women have access to shared, readily available cultural scripts for interpreting and responding to female nu…
Identity Twists and Turns
Marriage rates in the United States are declining, but being married remains a potent status marker. In this article, I examine how white, middle-aged, never-married men understand their unmarried status. An analysis of face-to-face interviews reveals that most men in this study use the discourses of self-help, love's labor, and individual choice to construct narratives that help to explain how they are on the path to marriage, or alternately, ho…
Compromising Positions
Single men are theoretically free to pursue as many sexual partners as they like, but for adult single men maturity requires that they do not. This article makes explicit that displays of heterosexuality and their link to hegemonic masculinity change over time. Analyzing twenty-six face-to-face interviews with never-married and divorced middle-aged, heterosexual, white men, this article focuses specifically on how men claim a mature heterosexual …
Gender Studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Institution (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)