'My sexual self, I stifled it': sexual subjectivities among young Portuguese women

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2009

Authors

Cecila Costa (Author) Other; Conceicao Nogueira (Author) Other; Felix Lopez (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Culture, Health and Sexuality

Vol. 11

Pages: 431-442

ISSN: 1369-1058

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Indexing

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Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Sociology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-PK6

DOI: 10.1080/13691050802710253

Abstract (EN): Recent research has examined young women's sexual subjectivities and desires, yet has neglected the ways women in their twenties account for their sexual selves. The present study focuses on the discourses and discursive constructions available for young Portuguese women when talking about their sexual subjectivity. Data were collected through six focus group discussions with young Portuguese women. The goal was to analyse discursive constructions and their potential implications for sexual empowerment and resistance. In the course of the work, it was possible to identify several different discursive devices, the most pervasive of which were Pandora's Box, Protocol and Process. Each of these constructions tended to be negative or contain negative judgements about women's sexuality. Even in contexts where a positive discourse on women's sexual desires emerged, significant constraints were encountered in achieving of a fulfilling and positive sexual experience.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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No. of pages: 12