SOC103H1 Chapter Notes -Sex Education, Adolescent Health, Peer Pressure
Document Summary
Chapter 10 online interactions among men who have sex with men: situated performances and sexual education. The internet is a popular place for men who have sex with men (msm) to find sexual partners. Risk behaviours among msm who do and do not seek sex online: qualitative research focus on the role of the internet in the sexual lives of msm. How men use the internet for learning about gay culture. How men use the internet for social networking. Men"s experiences seeking sex online: this study draws upon erving goffman"s notions of the presentation of self in analyzing men"s online interactions. Lombardo"s findings: men learned to give legitimated performances of self in their online interactions. Presentations of selves that were appropriate to the particular online setting and purpose. Highlight the dominance of certain physical characteristics, similar to the offline sex-seeking world: men learned to portray numerous and diverse selves through online interactions.
