Silenced Desire: Personal Effects of the Evangelical Construction of Female Sexuality
Religious North Americans, and evangelical Christians in particular, have historically held a strong moral stance against pornography, masturbation, and pre-marital sexual intercourse, all of which are said to violate God’s design for sex to be limited to heterosexual marriage. Although awareness of...
| Published in: | Journal of sociology and Christianity |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford Graduate School
2021
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Journal of sociology and Christianity
Year: 2021, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 59-83 |
| Further subjects: | B
social construction of sexuality
B sexual social scripts B Psychological Distress B Evangelicalism B female sexuality |
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| Summary: | Religious North Americans, and evangelical Christians in particular, have historically held a strong moral stance against pornography, masturbation, and pre-marital sexual intercourse, all of which are said to violate God’s design for sex to be limited to heterosexual marriage. Although awareness of female sexuality is growing among evangelicals, a cyclical relationship of naivete produced by silence has perpetuated ignorance of sexual behaviors being practiced by females at rates similar to males. Drawing on script theory from symbolic interactionism, this article considers the psychological implications of the evangelical construction of female sexuality on the individual as she navigates her sexual development. Findings suggest that religious messages and attitudes regarding female sexuality have induced physical trauma, fear, guilt, and body and sexual shame, thus producing an impaired sense of self while diminishing sexual pleasure, and increasing feelings of separation and alienation from God. |
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| ISSN: | 2572-4088 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of sociology and Christianity
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