Sexual Spanking, the Self, and the Construction of Deviance

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ID3645586
AuthorsRebecca F Plante (Ithaca College, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume50
Issue2-3
Pages59-79
Publication date2006-05-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j082v50n02_04
PMID16803759
OpenAlexW2137482266
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited27

Using interview and observation data from a group of consensual, heterosexual adults interested in sexual spanking, I describe members' sexual stories and stigma neutralization techniques. Sexual stories are situated within broader cultural contexts that help individuals construct meaning and identities. I describe group members' stories about their initial interest in sexualized spankings. Focusing on a specific event at one party, I show how these stories help to create scene-specific stigma neutralization techniques. Participants strive to differentiate themselves from sadomasochistic activities and to create normative behavioral expectations within their scenes. I conclude that all of this can ultimately be viewed as part of the complex sexual adaptations that people make

Criminology · Developmental psychology · Deviance (statistics · Homosexuality · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychoanalysis · Spanking · Suicide prevention · Cinema and Media Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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