The US-based restaurant Hooters filed for bankruptcy protection about a month ago. Known for both its chicken wings and sexualized waitresses, it was founded in Clearwater, Florida in 1983. Given some recent tectonic shifts in the state of sexual politics, thanks in large part due to the #MeToo movement, Hooters closing over 40 of its […]
The truth about young men and sex: “We go along with things we’re uncomfortable with”
HARD COPY: Boys will be…boys? As the keeper of an antiquated, dogmatic, and claustrophobic value system of gender and sexuality that continues to have sway over human behavior across the planet, the gender binary requires constant upkeep to stay powerful and relevant. The conflation of masculinity and hypersexuality has long been a favored assumption among […]
Countering the Monogamy-Superiority Myth: A Meta-Analysis
Relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction play a significant role in an individual’s wellbeing (Byers, Citation2005; Schoenfeld et al., Citation2017). Relationship satisfaction is defined as an individuals’ overall happiness with their relationship/s (Garner et al., Citation2019).
HARD COPY: Countering the monogamy-superiority myth The Western romantic-industrial complex relies on the durability of monogamy as the most popular relational life-mode. This study used data from more than 24,000 people from around the world. It joins the growing field of research that sheds light on what people want from their relationships and how they […]