Sexualization of the Female Foot as a Response to Sexually Transmitted Epidemics
A Preliminary Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13675440 |
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| Authors | A James Giannini (0000-0002-6466-9358, The Ohio State University, corresponding author), Andrew E Slaby (New York University), Gale Colapietro (Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital), Steven M Melemis (Doctor's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario), Rachel K Bowman (Youngstown State University) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 491-498 |
| Publication date | 1998-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1998.83.2.491 |
| PMID | 9819924 |
| OpenAlex | W2169068702 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The authors reviewed historical literature and hypothesized a relationship between epidemics of sexually transmitted diseases and foot fetishism. They tested this hypothesis by quantifying foot-fetish depictions in the mass-circulation pornographic literature during a 30-yr. interval. An exponential increase was noted during the period of the current AIDS epidemic. The authors offer reasons for this possible relationship
Art · Developmental psychology · Foot (prosody · Human sexuality · Sexualization · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
| Highly cited | No |
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