Twenty-one Moves Guaranteed to Make his Thighs go up in Flames: Depictions of “Great Sex” in Popular Magazines

Ménard, A. Dana; Kleinplatz, Peggy J.

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“…/00224499.2010 Lastly, regression analyses revealed that both SEM viewing frequency and the number of SEM types viewed uniquely predicted all three sexual preference variables. These robust relationships (particularly with the "kinky sex" subscale) indicate that heavy consumers of SEM hold similar sexual preferences to those frequently portrayed in SEM (e.g., Jensen & Dines, 1998; Krasses et al, 2003;Menard & Kleinplatz, 2008). However, because these data are cross-sectional, these results suggest only an association between these variables; it is necessary to understand that exposure to SEM may shape sexual preferences and that young adults often selectively seek sexual media whose messages correspond with pre-existing preferences.…”

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“…In content analyses of women's and men's magazines promoting "great sex," Menard and Kleinplatz (2008) further noted that common messages revolved around sexual variety and experimentation, such as the use of sexual props, "kinky" activities such as mild bondage, role-play, and dirty talk, watching pornography together, and partaking in "rough," female-initiated sex. Another common theme (generally directed towards women) was "pre-sex preparation," which included personal appearance and grooming advice such as what clothes are "sexy" and appropriate pubic hair removal.…”

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“…This scale was designed for the present study as no previous measure of sexual preferences related to those typically depicted in SEM were available. Items were generated by the researcher based on their representation of messages found in previous content analyses of sexually explicit images and narratives (e.g., Jensen & Dines, 1998;Menard & Kleinplatz, 2008). Each sexual preference was listed after the following prompt: "For the following questions, please respond based on your own personal preferences.…”

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Associations between Young Adults' Use of Sexually Explicit Materials and Their Sexual Preferences, Behaviors, and Satisfaction

Morgan

2011

Journal of Sex Research

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The present study examined how levels of sexually explicit material (SEM) use during adolescence and young adulthood were associated with sexual preferences, sexual behaviors, and sexual and relationship satisfaction. Participants included 782 heterosexual college students (326 men and 456 w omen; M age = 19.9) who completed a questionnaire online. Results revealed high frequencies and multiple types and contexts of SEM use, with men's usage rates systematically higher than women's. Regression analyses revealed that both the frequency of SEM use and number of SEM types viewed were uniquely associated with more sexual experience (a higher number of overall and casual sexual intercourse partners as well as a lower age at first intercourse). Higher frequencies of SEM use were associated with less sexual and relationship satisfaction. The frequency of SEM use and number of SEM types viewed were both associated with higher sexual preferences for the types of sexual practices typically presented in SEM. These findings suggest that SEM use can play a significant role in a variety of aspects of young adults' sexual development processes. Keywords: pornography, sexual development, media, sexual attitudesYoung adulthood is a time a sexual exploration and development (Arnett, 2004;Lefkowitz & Gillen, 2006) and many researchers have explored the role of media in this process, finding that sexual images in mainstream media outlets as well as more sexually explicit materials are important sources of information for adolescents and young adults (e.g., Brown, 2006;Peter & Valkenburg, 2007;Traeen, Sørheim-Nilsen, & Stigum, 2006;Ward, 2003). With the proliferation of available sexually explicit media in the last ten years, researchers are beginning to turn their attention to the ways in which contemporary youth are being impacted by sexually explicit media in particular (e.g., Carroll et al., 2008;Peter & Valkenburg, 2006, 2009Stulhofer, Busko & Landripet, 2010).Despite a long history of research on sexually explicit media, much of this research has become outdated as a result of significant technological shifts that have drastically changed the way people access sexually explicit materials (SEM), namely internet-based access has increased substantially in the last decade (Buzzell, 2005). Additionally, research on SEM has traditionally focused on potential links between SEM and sexual violence (e.g., Bensimon, 2007;Malamuth, Addison, & Koss, 2000;Marshall, 1988) and its associations with sexual compulsions or addiction (e.g. Cooper, Delmonico, & Burg, 2000;Delmonico, 1997) as opposed to its use among non-clinical, normative samples. While these are important areas of investigation, given that many teens and the majority of young adults report viewing sexually explicit media (e.g., Braun-Courville & Rojas, 2009;Cameron et al., 2005), it is also important to examine potential associations between SEM use and more normative sexual and romantic relationship development during young adulthood. As such, the present study seeks ...

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Morgan

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“…Cosmopolitan, Redbook or Men's Health) indicates that the information presented within these publications tends to reify sexual myths, reinforce the sexual double standard and emphasize the sexual and non-sexual differences between men and women (Carpenter 1998;Duran and Prusank 1997;Ménard and Kleinplatz 2008;Ward 2003). This is also true for editorial pictures (Krassas et al 2001(Krassas et al , 2003 and advertisements (Ward 2003).…”

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‘Whatever the Approach, Tab B Still Fits into Slot A’: Twenty Years of Sex Scripts in Romance Novels

Ménard

Cabrera

2011

Sexuality & Culture

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In 2009, romance novels accounted for $1.36 billion worth of book sales, giving this genre the largest market share by a wide margin. However, despite their popularity, very little research has been done on the sexual behaviours depicted in these books or on the context in which these behaviours occur. The goals of this study were to gain an understanding of how sex and sexuality are portrayed in contemporary romance novels and to determine whether these portrayals have changed over the last 20 years. It was hypothesized that most depictions of sexuality in romance novels would adhere to Western sexual scripts (Gagnon 1977;Gagnon and Simon 1973; Gagnon 1986, 1987) and that this would not change over time. The sample consisted of books that had won the Romance Writers of America award for best contemporary single-title romance from 1989 to 2009. A quantitative content analysis revealed that hypotheses were supported with respect to characterization of the male and female protagonists, characterization and context of the romantic relationships, and order and nature of sexual behaviours. The implications of these results for further research on depictions of sex and sexuality in the media are considered.

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“…Most studies of women's magazines have acknowledged the fact that men are a core focus of mainstream women's magazines, and that these publications are heavily engaged in instructing women on how to please men (Firminger 2006;Litosseliti 2006;McLoughlin 2008;Jeffries 2007;Ménard and Kleinplatz 2008). For example, McRobbie acknowledges the ubiquity of men in the pages of Jackie magazine: "even the enjoyment of fashion and pop music seemed to be defined in terms of the presence or absence of a 'boyfriend '" (1996: 182).…”

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Ideologies of masculinity in women’s magazines

Coffey-Glover

2015

Gender and Language

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This article reports on an analysis of ideologies of masculinity in a corpus of women's magazines from a (feminist) critical stylistic perspective. I identify four core themes of ideologies of masculinity produced via assumed and implied meanings. My discussion of these themes demonstrates how the texts' constructions of masculinity ultimately uphold gender dichotomies, denying a performative understanding of 'gender' in a poststructuralist age. The ideologies discussed have potentially negative implications for female readers, because they serve to maintain notions of gender difference and uphold the power differential between women and men.

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Twenty-one Moves Guaranteed to Make his Thighs go up in Flames: Depictions of “Great Sex” in Popular Magazines

Cited by 53 publications

References 22 publications

Associations between Young Adults' Use of Sexually Explicit Materials and Their Sexual Preferences, Behaviors, and Satisfaction

Associations between Young Adults' Use of Sexually Explicit Materials and Their Sexual Preferences, Behaviors, and Satisfaction

‘Whatever the Approach, Tab B Still Fits into Slot A’: Twenty Years of Sex Scripts in Romance Novels

Ideologies of masculinity in women’s magazines

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