Sperm Counts: Overcome by Man's Most Precious Fluid2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title |
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... This gendered social order is both reinforced and destabilized by the meanings assigned to semen and the manipulation of sperm's potential. THE MASCULINE HEGEMONY Sociologist R. W. Connell has coined the 12 SPERM COUNTS.
... that further support those norms, values, and taboos from childhood. I examine the sex entertainment industry. In the context of the post-AIDS era, the handling, both symbolic and practical, of potentially contaminated semen 16 SPERM ...
... potentially contaminated semen enables men and women the chance to wallow in taboo and forbidden juices. Specifically, I focus on the all-important “money shot,” the climatic moment in a pornographic film where the man ejaculates. This ...
... potentially limited, and possibly even redundant. This narrative of scientific development in the use of sperm is linked to the stories of men's relative social power in the arenas of reproduction, families, and fatherhood. The ever ...
... potential to be used in combination for very different purposes, again producing unintended consequences for men and threatening notions of hegemonic masculinity. For example, while ICSI is considered by some sperm banks to be a potential ...
Contents
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The Money Shot in Pornography and Prostitution | 71 |
Sperm Banks and the Crisis of Fatherhood | 92 |
Semen as Evidence | 121 |
The Future of Sperm | 147 |