Public Sex in a Latin Society

ISBN-13: 9781560239857 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 206 str.

Jacobo Schifter-Sikora

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Discusses the world of public sex in parks, movie theaters, and bath houses in Latin American sexual culture, and analyzes how public sex has become part of the global economy without advancing sexual liberation or social equality. Explores how sex arrangements are made between strangers, motivations for seeking public sex, differences among sex wo

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Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• The Pornography Revolution
• AIDS as a Trigger
• The Body Revolution
• Chapter 1: Methodology of the Study
• The First Study (1989)
• The Second Study (1998)
• The Quantitative Study
• The Qualitative Study
• Chapter 2: The Geography of Desire (1989)
• The Parks and Surrounding Areas
• Movie Theaters
• Saunas
• Chapter 3: The Geography of Desire (1998)
• Parque Monumental
• New Pickup Parks
• Shopping Mall
• Universities
• Public Pools
• La Llanura
• Pornographic Movie Theaters
• Pornographic Videos
• Saunas
• Numbers
• Chapter 4: Man.....Without Words
• The Language Metaphor
• School for Public Sex
• The Language and “La Différence”
• Chapter 5: Gay Clientele
• The Gay Model of Public Sex
• Chapter 6: Violence and Public Sex
• Thou Shalt Not Communicate (Juan's Story)
• Invaded Bodies (Alberto's Story)
• The Eroticism of Danger (Pepe's Story)
• Nonverbal Sex (Emilio's Story)
• The Need to Disconnect (Miguel's Story)
• The Worst Nightmares
• Chapter 7: Cacheros and Locusts (Chapulines)
• Cacheros
• Locusts
• The Vulnerable Body
• Little Red Riding Hood Confronts the Big Bad Wolf
• The Look: from Chapulines to Princes
• Chapter 8: Clash of Cultures
• The Language of Crime
• Triggers to Chapuline Violence
• Ten Rules that Could Save Your Life
• A Visit to the Castle
• Is Public Sex Revolutionary?
• Chapter 9: Police Officers
• The Trained Body
• Homophobia
• If you Live with Men ....
• Deliver Us from Temptation
• Conclusions
• Appendix: Survey of Sexual Practices in Public Sex Places
• ILPES Questionnaire for Men Who Visit Bars, Discos, and Restaurants
• Notes
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Schifter, Jacobo