Restroom to tearoom, a cultural conversion
A note on Humphreys, Delph, and Swidler∗
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7745083 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John F Krol (Washington and Jefferson College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 273-280 |
| Publication date | 1990-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Deviant Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01639625.1990.9967849 |
| OpenAlex | W2068335284 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Apparently, many males who participate in public impersonal sex in tearooms do so without the guidance of a subculture.1 How do these participants synchronize their actions in these structured social situations? The explanation offered here is based on Ann Swidler's (1986) argument that the same cultural tools may support quite different strategies. Thus, a strategy bent on obtaining public impersonal sex may employ conventional cultural tools toward this end. The present research develops this argument and employs evidence presented in the tearoom studies of Laud Humphreys (1975) and Edward William Delph (1978) to support the argument as well as to indicate the argument's limitations
Argument (complex analysis · Epistemology · Sociology · Subculture (biology · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Philosophy · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Educational Sciences · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |