On the Institutionalization of Sexuality

Bibliographic Data

ID2586491
AuthorsJetse Sprey (corresponding author)
Year1969
Volume31
Issue3
Pages432
Publication date1969-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/349761
OpenAlexW2327189839
LanguageEN
Citations received8

Human sexuality has been analyzed traditionally within the conceptual frameworks of marriage and the family. This paper deals, however, with the premise that sex is becoming an autonomous and distinct realm of social interaction. The sociological implications of such a development are explored. An attempt is made to design an analytical framework suitable to the study of sexual behavior-and its interconnections with other social institutions-as an end in itself. Finally, a case is made in support of the analysis of sexual interaction within a framework of reciprocity and exchange

Conceptual framework · Epistemology · Human sexuality · Institutionalisation · Political science · Premise · Realm · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology · Social exchange theory · Social relation · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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