期刊
BODY IMAGE
卷 11, 期 3, 页码 210-218出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.03.002
关键词
Women's sexuality; Women's bodies; Genital self-image; Menstruation; Pubic hair; Gender norms
An emerging body of research targets women's relationship to their genitals, particularly as pubic hair removal and the promotion of female genital surgeries increase in popularity and visibility. This study asked women to discuss their subjective feelings about three related but distinct genital attitudes: pubic hair grooming, sex during menstruation, and genital/vaginal self-image. Specifically, this study applied thematic analysis to qualitative interviews with a community sample of 20 women (mean age = 34, SD = 13.35) from diverse ages, races, and sexual identity backgrounds to illuminate seven themes in women's narratives about their vaginas: (1) dirty or gross; (2) needing maintenance; (3) unknown or frustrating; (4) unnatural; (5) comparative; (6) ambivalent; (7) affirmative. Overwhelmingly, women used strong emotional language when discussing their genitals, often evoking descriptions of anxiety, excess, and need for control. Fusions between sexuality and body image, and connections between genital panics and internalized racism, sexism, and homophobia, also appeared. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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