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- Title
Pleasure, power, and inequality: incorporating sexuality into research on contraceptive use.
- Authors
Higgins, Jenny A; Hirsch, Jennifer S
- Abstract
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.
- Publication
American journal of public health, 2008, Vol 98, Issue 10, p1803
- ISSN
1541-0048
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2007.115790