Lessons in Casual Sex
Narratives of Young Swedish Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12466634 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Tholander (0000-0002-8179-2884, Linköping University, corresponding author), Ninni Tour (Linköping University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1397-1417 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sexuality & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1095-5143 • E-ISSN: 1936-4822 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12119-019-09690-8 |
| OpenAlex | W2998259366 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 41 |
This study focuses on the narratives of four young Swedish women who were interviewed about their experiences of heterosexual casual sex. The analyses are based on a phenomenological approach and provide insight into a highly complex sexual practice, which the participants often portray as having lacked transparent communication, balance of power, and satisfying sex—three key dimensions of an everyday “sexual democracy.” However, the participants also claim to have dealt with these problematic issues, hence pointing to the socializing role that early sexual experiences have for young women. Thus, if the participants’ own perspectives of events are accepted, sexual empowerment might best be understood as individually colored, experience-based, developmental processes rather than as something that is brought about primarily through collective, formal sex education
Casual · Developmental psychology · Empowerment · Narrative · Political science · Power (physics · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
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Feminine Sexual Subjectivities
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Casual Sex and Psychological Health Among Young Adults
The “Sassy Woman” and the “Performing Man”
Hooking Up as an Individualistic Practice
Identifying ‘friends with benefits’ Scripts Among Young Adults in the Norwegian Cultural Context
Interpersonal Context as an Influence on Sexual Timetables of Youths
Wanting Sex and Wanting to Wait
Casual sex as ‘not a natural act’ and other regimes of truth about heterosexuality
Objectification Theory
Feminist Ideals for a Healthy Female Adolescent Sexuality
What Is Sexual Empowerment? A Multidimensional and Process-Oriented Approach to Adolescent Girls’ Sexual Empowerment
From swiping to casual sex and/or committed relationships
Sexual Intimacy in Dating Relationships
Consequences of Casual Sex Relationships and Experiences on Adolescents’ Psychological Well-Being
Unpacking the “Pleasures” and “Pains” of Heterosexual Casual Sex
The Neosexual Revolution
Hooking Up” Among College Students
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Objectification
Hooking Up
Sexuality, Schooling, and Adolescent Females
No strings attached
The Case Study Method in Social Inquiry
The Morning after the Night Before
A Brief History of Attempts to Measure Sexual Motives
The Rating and Dating Complex
Promiscuous Intimacies
The Casualties of `Casual' Sex
Where 'angels' and 'wusses' fear to tread
Young Adult Casual Sexual Behavior
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |