Money, Morals, and Condom Use
The Politics of Health in Gay and Straight Adult Film Production
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2245151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Schieber (0000-0002-7674-9320, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 377-394 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Problems (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7791 • E-ISSN: 1533-8533 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/socpro/spw046 |
| OpenAlex | W2587324866 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 37 |
This paper compares condom use between the gay and straight California adult film industries and examines the culturally embedded decision making processes that affect the use of condoms in adult films. Drawing on in-depth interviews with people in the adult film industry, I argue that those within the gay and straight adult film industries utilize condoms and HIV testing as strategic actions motivated by two separate institutional logics. Within the straight industry, I find that a logic of profit maximization motivates HIV testing with the effect of identifying and quarantining HIV positive performers. Those within the straight industry then strategically justify non-condom use stating condoms are painful and condom use is an issue of performer’s choice. Within the gay adult film industry, I find that a logic of civil rights and solidarity motivates condom use by implicitly avoiding identifying and stigmatizing HIV positive performers through mandated HIV tests. Ironically, performers in the gay adult film industry also strategically use condoms to manage their reputations and stigma by signaling to consumers that they are not HIV positive. In sum, these findings highlight the important ways people strategically rationalize and justify organizational health policies and practices while motivated by shared cultural schemas.
Condom · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · Cinema and Media Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,89 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |