TY - JOUR
T1 - A model of sexual constraint and sexual emancipation
AU - Schneider, Andreas
PY - 2005/6
Y1 - 2005/6
N2 - In the United States, public concern in sexual matters and stigmatization of sexual identities make people retreat into privacy. This sexual constraint makes people experience shame and guilt. According to Scheff, shaming is a cause of violence. In contrast, German society shows less public concern and social opposition in the sexual-erotic domain. This sexuality allows privatization as independence and creates sexual emancipation. Consequently, Germans associate less shame with their sexual identities and will be less likely to introduce violence into the sexual-erotic domain. This article develops a recursive cultural/structural model to investigate and explain cultural, subcultural, and historical differences in sexual constraint and emancipation.
AB - In the United States, public concern in sexual matters and stigmatization of sexual identities make people retreat into privacy. This sexual constraint makes people experience shame and guilt. According to Scheff, shaming is a cause of violence. In contrast, German society shows less public concern and social opposition in the sexual-erotic domain. This sexuality allows privatization as independence and creates sexual emancipation. Consequently, Germans associate less shame with their sexual identities and will be less likely to introduce violence into the sexual-erotic domain. This article develops a recursive cultural/structural model to investigate and explain cultural, subcultural, and historical differences in sexual constraint and emancipation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=27844532007&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1525/sop.2005.48.2.255
DO - 10.1525/sop.2005.48.2.255
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:27844532007
SN - 0731-1214
VL - 48
SP - 255
EP - 270
JO - Sociological Perspectives
JF - Sociological Perspectives
IS - 2
ER -