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Dirty words, shameful knowledge, and sex research

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ID13086165
AuthorsJanice M Irvine (0000-0002-3032-3607, University of Massachusetts Amherst, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume5
Issue1
Pages14-19
Publication date2018-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePorn Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2326-8743 • E-ISSN: 2326-8751
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23268743.2017.1386124
OpenAlexW2791093267
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited3

Despite changes in the sexual culture over the last century, research on sexualities remains vulnerable to political controversies. Sexuality researchers and educators have been discredited by their association with a stigmatized topic—sex. Critics frequently charge that the sexual knowledge produced by sexuality scholars is pornographic, and insist that it should be censored, denied funding, or otherwise eliminated

Association (psychology · Human sexuality · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies

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    Open Access•A Waling•International Journal of Social…•2023

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    Jen Gilbert•Curriculum Inquiry•2021

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    David J Williams, Emily E Prior et al.•Leisure Sciences•2020

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    Janice M Irvine•Talk About Sex•2002

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Unique citing works10
Citations per year1,67
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 10

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