Pleasure, power, and inequality: Incorporating sexuality into research on contraceptive use
Pleasure, power, and inequality: Incorporating sexuality into research on contraceptive use
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2007.115790
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发表时间：
2008-10-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Hirsch, Jennifer S.
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作者：
Higgins, Jenny A.;Hirsch, Jennifer S.
令人惊讶的是，我们对避孕如何影响性享受和性功能(反之亦然)知之甚少，尤其是对女性。人们从性中寻求什么，性经历如何影响避孕用具的使用？我们利用定性数据得出3点结论。首先，快感各不相同。女性和男性都报告了快乐的多个方面，而身体上的快乐只是其中的一个。第二，快乐很重要。受访者寻求的快感形式与他们的避孕做法之间存在明显的联系。第三，快乐与权力和社会不平等交织在一起。性别和社会阶层都塑造了性偏好和避孕用具使用模式。这些发现呼吁重新构建行为模式，解释人们为什么使用(或不使用)避孕措施。
We know surprisingly little about how contraception affects sexual enjoyment and functioning (and vice versa), particularly for women. What do people seek from sex, and how do sexual experiences shape contraceptive use? We draw on qualitative data to make 3 points. First, pleasure varies. Both women and men reported multiple aspects of enjoyment, of which physical pleasure was only one.Second, pleasure matters. Clear links exist between the forms of pleasure respondents seek and their contraceptive practices. Third, pleasure intersects with power and social inequality. Both gender and social class shape sexual preferences and contraceptive use patterns. These findings call for a reframing of behavioral models that explain why people use (or do not use) contraception.