A Qualitative Study of Heterosexual Men’s Attitudes Toward and Practices of Receiving Anal Stimulation
Wignall, Liam and Scoats, Ryan and Anderson, Eric and Morales, Luis (2019) A Qualitative Study of Heterosexual Men’s Attitudes Toward and Practices of Receiving Anal Stimulation. Culture, Health and Sexuality. ISSN 1369-1058
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Abstract
This study examines the practice of and attitudes toward anal sexual stimulation among 30 heterosexual undergraduate men attending a UK university. While scientific and popular belief throughout the twentieth century considered anal pleasure to be only for gay or gender non-conforming men, we find participants discuss such pleasure openly and some have explored physically receiving anal pleasure. Participants did not stigmatise sexual pleasure derived from anal play, challenging cultural narratives that conflate anal receptivity with being gay. We document how ignorance around the best practices for anal sex may impede pleasure and the further exploration of sexual pleasure and highlight areas where sexual health and education interventions may be beneficial.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Identification Number: | 10.1080/13691058.2019.1627584 |
| Dates: | Date Event 1 June 2019 Accepted 28 June 2019 Published Online |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Anal, heterosexuality, masculinity, stimulation, sexual health |
| Subjects: | CAH04 - psychology > CAH04-01 - psychology > CAH04-01-01 - psychology (non-specific) CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-02 - sociology |
| Divisions: | Life and Health Sciences > Centre for Social Care, Health and Related Research (C-SHARR) Nursing and Midwifery Law and Social Sciences > Law Life and Health Sciences > Psychology Law and Social Sciences > Criminology and Sociology > Criminology Law and Social Sciences > Criminology and Sociology > Sociology |
| Depositing User: | Ryan Scoats |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jul 2019 10:57 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2025 13:00 |
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/7669 |
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