Clarke Juanne
Department of Sociology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada.
Cult Health Sex. 2009 May;11(4):415-29. doi: 10.1080/13691050902780776.
The purpose of this paper is to report on an exploratory content analysis of the portrayal of sexuality, sexual health and disease in select magazines designed for two groups of women: teenagers and women in the 40-50-year-old age category in the USA. The analysis found that magazine portrayal was both similar for the two groups of women and distinctly different. Neither group of magazines focused on women's sexual desire. Both kinds of magazines emphasized that it was women's work and worry to control sexual expression. Teenagers were described as responsible for avoiding sex in order to prevent pregnancy, fearsomely described STIs and untrustworthy male sexual partners. Abstinence was presented as the only viable option for young women. Women in the 40-50-year-old age group were portrayed as responsible for the emotion work and sexual relations linked to their responsibility for maintaining their marriages and fulfilling their tasks of motherhood, especially through the monitoring of the sexuality of their female children. Sex was characterized in terms akin to women's work within the home. Possible explanations for, and consequences of, these presentations of sexuality are discussed.
本文旨在报告一项探索性内容分析，该分析针对美国两类女性群体（青少年和40至50岁年龄段的女性）所设计的特定杂志中关于性、性健康及疾病的描绘。分析发现，这两类女性群体在杂志中的描绘既有相似之处，也存在显著差异。两类杂志均未关注女性的性欲。两类杂志都强调，控制性表达是女性的工作和担忧。青少年被描述为有责任避免性行为以防止怀孕，被可怕地描述为性传播感染以及不可信赖的男性性伴侣。禁欲被视为年轻女性唯一可行的选择。40至50岁年龄段的女性被描绘为负责情感工作以及与维持婚姻和履行母亲职责相关的性关系，特别是通过对其女儿性行为的监控。性被描述为类似于女性在家中的工作。文中讨论了这些性描绘的可能解释及后果。
