Browsing by Author "Grave, Rita"
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Results Per Page
Sort Options
- Changeable sexualities and fluid masculinities: the intersections of sexual fluidity with hegemonic masculinityPublication . Grave, Rita; Pinho, Ana R.; Marques, António Manuel; Nogueira, ConceiçãoThis article explores the concept of sexual fluidity and its applicability to men’s sexual experiences by approaching the surveillance and control of hegemonic masculinity. We carried out semi-structured interviews with 15 participants aged between 20 and 53 who state having experienced sexual fluidity. The analysis conveys how sexuality is a work in progress while highlighting the intersections of masculinities and sexualities in a heteronormative, mononormative, sexually rigid, and hegemonically masculine social context. The results indicate the potential flexibility, malleability, and changeability of all sexual identities, orientations, and experiences when disengaging from a heteronormative approach in sexual relations.
- A meta-synthesis about the study of men's sexual behavior through the lens of hegemonic masculinityPublication . Grave, Rita; Teixeira, Teresa; Teixeira, Pedro; Marques, António Manuel; Nogueira, ConceiçãoThe 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 meta- synthesis 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.