Journal article
Western heterosexual masculinity, anxiety, and web porn
The Journal of Men's Studies, Vol.14(1), pp.47-63
2005
Abstract
This article is an examination of nine pornographic Web sites. Web porn is important because the Internet increases men's access to pornography. The pornography presented on these Web sites is first examined in terms of the way that it manifests important continuities with pornography delivered in other ways. Central to these continuities is the way that pornography manifests the anxiety that is here taken to be fundamental to the acquisition of Western heterosexual masculinity or male identity. An important difference, though, is that this anxiety appears more clearly manifested in these sites than it is elsewhere. In addition, however, these sites appear to intensify this anxiety by making it harder for men to prove that they are truly “man enough.”
Details
- Title
- Western heterosexual masculinity, anxiety, and web porn
- Authors/Creators
- I. Cook (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- The Journal of Men's Studies, Vol.14(1), pp.47-63
- Publisher
- Sage
- Identifiers
- 991005542720907891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Politics and International Studies
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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