Conversation at the Erotic Oasis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12412751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Tewksbury (University of Louisville, corresponding author), Neva-Marie Polley (University of Louisville) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 147-159 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Men s Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-8265 • E-ISSN: 1933-0251 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3149/jms.1502.147 |
| OpenAlex | W2093251249 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 9 |
Scholarly investigations of men's same-sex anonymous sexual encounters have traditionally focused on identifying such behaviors as deviant and/or dangers to public health. Scholars have examined the structure and processes of such interactions, and typically presented the cruising process as one characterized by silence and a reliance on non-verbal communications. Drawing on law enforcement and court documents pertaining to a sample of 127 cases of men arrested for cruising activities, this study highlights the role that verbal exchanges and conversation play in such endeavors. Findings reveal that silence is not a contextual norm and conversation serves multiple purposes in the activities of men seeking men for anonymous, public-location sexual activities
Aesthetics · Art · Conversation · Conversation analysis · Norm (philosophy · Political science · Silence · Communication · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |