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- Title
Men's Exploration of Multiple Sexual Partners: Economic vs. Psychosocial Explanation.
- Authors
Das, Shyamal Kumar; Esmail, Ashraf; Eargle, Lisa
- Abstract
This paper examines factors influencing the number of female sexual partners for heterosexual men. Men's pursuit of multiple female sex partners can be measured two ways: the frequency of purchasing sexual services from prostitutes and the maintenance of sexual relationships with multiple women within a short span of time. Factors influencing the number of sexual partners include male differences in resource attainment, conservative versus progressive views about sexual behavior, and beliefs in stereotypes about "expected" behaviors for women. Findings show that (1) male resource attainment positively influences the men's preference for multiple partners, despite promoting progressive views about sexual behavior and less acceptance of female stereotypes, and (2) conservative sexual views and acceptance of female stereotypes have only indirect effects on men's preference for multiple partners.
- Subjects
HETEROSEXUAL men; SEX workers; HUMAN sexuality; CONSERVATISM; SOCIAL exchange; SOCIETIES
- Publication
Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology, 2009, Vol 6, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1819-8465
- Publication type
Article