Homosocial positionings and ambivalent participation
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Although quantitative studies have found gender differences in the non-consensual sharing of privately produced sexual images, few studies have explored how these sharing practices are shaped by the gendered social interactions in which they take place. Drawing on qualitative data from seven same-sex focus group interviews, this study examines the non-consensual sharing and viewing of sexual images among young adults. The investigation shows how the non-consensual sharing and view- ing of sexting images is shaped by homosocial interactions and functions in gen- dered patterns of positioning, characterized by status enhancement among boys and visual gossiping among girls. However, the study also finds that young adults’ participation in these sharing practices is ambivalent, as they experience being both drawn to sexual images due to their private and authentic character, and repelled by them owing to the wrongfulness and illegality of sharing them. These findings are discussed in relation to research on youth sexting.
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Small scale studies have explored adult women's experiences of receiving dick pics and experiences of young women over 17 years.
“Small scale studies have explored adult women's experiences of receiving dick pics (Amundsen, 2020) and experiences of young women over 17 years (Mandau, 2020).”
From Young people's experiences of image-based sexual harassment and abuse in England and Canada: Toward a feminist framing of technologically facilitated sexual violence (2022) · cites this paper as Mandau, 2020
The Participants and data collection section describes a small focus-group study that included 20 young women and examined their experiences. But participants were aged 17–20, so the source does not establish that all the young women were over 17. (LLM, conf=0.85)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe desire to impress one's mates or be seen as man enough drives boys to pressure girls for nudes, and sometimes sending transactional dick pics is part of this proposition.
“The desire to impress one's 'mates ' or be seen as 'man enough ' drives boys to pressure girls for nudes, and sometimes sending transactional dick pics is part of this proposition (see also Mandau, 2020).”
From Young people's experiences of image-based sexual harassment and abuse in England and Canada: Toward a feminist framing of technologically facilitated sexual violence (2022) · cites this paper as Mandau, 2020
The “Status enhancement and homosocial bonding” and Discussion sections say that showing girls’ sexual images can earn boys recognition and status among male peers. But the paper does not say that this motive drives boys to pressure girls for nudes, or that boys send dick pics as a transactional way to obtain them. Its discussion of dick pics concerns girls receiving unsolicited images, not that proposed exchange (page numbers unavailable in our copy). (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredNudes of girls form a homosocial currency among boys, garnering regard and kudos from their male peers.
“We can see how nudes of girls form a homosocial currency among boys, garnering regard and kudos from their male peers (Salter, 2016; Haslop & O ' Rourke, 2021; Mandau, 2020).”
From Young people's experiences of image-based sexual harassment and abuse in England and Canada: Toward a feminist framing of technologically facilitated sexual violence (2022) · cites this paper as Mandau, 2020
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- Authors
- Hansen Mandau, M. B.
- Venue
- MedieKultur Journal of media and communication research
- Published
- 2020-02-20
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 67
- Pages
- 055-075
- ISSN
- 0900-9671 (ISSN-L)
- 1901-9726
- OpenAlex
- W3007194980
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 49
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 2.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- MedieKultur Journal of media and communication research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Scopus (Elsevier) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Keywords
- status enhancement, young adults, same-sex relationships
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