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- Title
A meta-synthesis about the study of men's sexual behavior through the lens of hegemonic masculinity.
- Authors
Grave, Rita; Teixeira, Teresa; Teixeira, Pedro M.; Marques, António M.; Nogueira, Conceição
- Abstract
The aim of this study is to understand how men experience sexual behavior in relation to dominant masculine norms in heteronormative social organizations. After a systematic search and a careful study selection process, we analyzed 15 scientific qualitative studies on men's sexual practices that draw on hegemonic masculinity. We then carried out a thematic synthesis of the results that collectively covered 438 male narratives ranging in age from 11 to 71. The results include (hetero)sex as a signifier of manhood, male sexual collectivity; sexual hierarchies; sexual risk; and the invisibility of sexual diversity. This metasynthesis emphasizes the complex relationship between male sexuality and the influence of hegemonic masculinity, revealing important health and well-being effects on men. Also, this highlights a dynamic relationship that affects not only men but also their partners in sexual relationships.
- Subjects
MEN'S sexual behavior; HUMAN sexuality; MASCULINITY; SOCIAL norms; SEXUAL diversity; ORTHOKERATOLOGY
- Publication
Psicologia: Revista da Associacao Portuguesa Psicologia, 2020, Vol 34, Issue 2, p225
- ISSN
0874-2049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17575/psicologia.v34i2.1661