A Model of Sexual Constraint and Sexual Emancipation

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ID2482061
AuthorsAndreas Schneider (0000-0001-5630-1097, Texas Tech University, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume48
Issue2
Pages255-270
Publication date2005-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Perspectives (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0731-1214 • E-ISSN: 1533-8673
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1525/sop.2005.48.2.255
OpenAlexW2072966282
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited47

In the United States, public concern in sexual matters and stigmatization of sexual identities make people retreat into privacy. This sexual constraint makes people experience shame and guilt. According to Scheff, shaming is a cause of violence. In contrast, German society shows less public concern and social opposition in the sexual-erotic domain. This sexuality allows privatization as independence and creates sexual emancipation. Consequently, Germans associate less shame with their sexual identities and will be less likely to introduce violence into the sexual-erotic domain. This article develops a recursive cultural/structural model to investigate and explain cultural, subcultural, and historical differences in sexual constraint and emancipation

Emancipation · Human sexuality · Political science · Politics · Public domain · Shame · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Power and Status Dynamics · Social Psychology

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