Performance, power and condom use
Reconceptualised masculinities amongst Western male sex tourists to Thailand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15099474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sonia Bishop (0000-0001-8527-7081, Bangor University), Simon Bishop (0000-0001-5422-2301, Bangor University, corresponding author), Mark Limmer (0000-0002-3331-9523, Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 276-288 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2017.1340671 |
| PMID | 28691575 |
| OpenAlex | W2735543145 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 41 |
Each year large numbers of Western men travel to Thailand for sex tourism. Although many will use condoms during their sexual encounters, others will not, potentially exposing themselves to the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Although sex tourism in Thailand has been well documented, the social drivers underpinning voluntary sexual risk-taking through the avoidance of condoms remain poorly understood. Engaging with R.W. Connell's concept of hegemonic masculinity and drawing on data collected from 1237 online discussion board posts and 14 face-to-face interviews, this study considers the ways in which understandings and performances of masculinities may inform the sexual risk-taking behaviours of Western male sex tourists. It argues that for some of these men, unprotected sex is viewed not as a reckless behaviour but, instead, as a safe and appropriate masculine practice, supported by relationships that are often framed as romantic and within a setting where HIV is still largely considered a homosexual disease. With sex workers often disempowered to request safer sexual practices, and some men's attitudes towards unprotected sex resistant to external health promotion advice, the paper concludes by considering what this might mean for policy and practice
Condom · Family medicine · Hegemonic masculinity · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Human sexuality · Masculinity · Men who have sex with men · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess · Safer sex · Sociology · Tourism · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |