Alienation of Sexuality in Male Erotic Dancing

This ethnographic study investigates a male-for-male gender arrangement of erotic dancing. Analysis of the data suggests that the men in this occupation understand their labor as titillation, a pleasurable erotic flirtation, for the entertainment of the consumer. Central to the performance is a cons...

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Published in:	Journal of homosexuality Vol. 53; no. 1-2; pp. 129 - 152
Main Author:	Boden, David M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Taylor & Francis Group 21-08-2007 Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects:	Adult Adult entertainment Alienation Bars Dance Dancing - psychology Erotica - psychology eroticism Exotic dancers Gays & lesbians Heterosexuality - psychology Homosexuality Homosexuality, Male - psychology Humans Identification (Psychology) Male Males Men Middle Aged Pleasure Psychology sex work Sexual orientation Sexuality Sexuality - psychology Social Alienation - psychology Social sciences Strippers Work attitudes
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Summary:	This ethnographic study investigates a male-for-male gender arrangement of erotic dancing. Analysis of the data suggests that the men in this occupation understand their labor as titillation, a pleasurable erotic flirtation, for the entertainment of the consumer. Central to the performance is a constructed sexuality that is not reflective of the desires of the dancer but, rather, those of the consumer. The alienation of the dancer from his sexuality may result in behaviors and encounters that violate his normative and moral expectations.
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ISSN:	0091-8369 1540-3602
DOI:	10.1300/J082v53n01_06