Attentive to the collision of sex and power, we add momentum to the ongoing development
of the subfield of critical sexuality studies. We argue that this body of work is defined by its …

Sexual health includes positive aspects of sexuality and the possibility of having pleasurable
sexual experiences. However, few researchers examine how socioeconomic conditions …

Sexual agency is a fundamental dimension of sexual subjectivity and well-being. Research
and theory suggest that it functions in the service of both protection from harm and enabling …

This qualitative study aimed to examine the experiences and attitudes toward masturbation
among emerging adult women. The study was the first to compare women's solo and …

We conducted two studies to investigate the links between perceived social support,
problematic pornography use (PPU) and compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD). In …

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the proportion of acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diagnoses among women in the United States has …

In this chapter, I argue that conventional sexuality education typically misdiagnoses social
injustice as “sexual risk.” I propose an alternative model, one that engages youth in critical …

This article contributes to the literature on adolescent girls' sexual subjectivities using
individual interviews conducted with 30 working-class, Latina teenagers. Latina girls' …

Objective The authors tested competing hypotheses and examined the underlying
processes linking gender attitudes to sexual activity. Background Some studies suggest …

Many scholars have called for an increased focus on positive aspects of sexual health and
sexuality. Using a longitudinal design with two assessments, we investigated patterns of …