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  • Kinky in the Digital Age: Gay Men's Subcultures and Social Identities

    Kinky in the Digital Age by Wignall, Liam;

    Gay Men's Subcultures and Social Identities

    Series: Sexuality, Identity, and Society;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher OUP USA
    • Date of Publication 27 September 2022

    • ISBN 9780197651513
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages248 pages
    • Size 153x234x14 mm
    • Weight 367 g
    • Language English
    • 299

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    Short description:

    This book draws on a range of psychological, sociological and cultural theories to investigate what attracts gay men to kink and the ways it becomes part of their social and sexual identities. Through a comprehensive, empirically deep inquiry, this book documents the history development of this subculture and social community as it considers future developments in the kink community.

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    Long description:

    Through rapid cultural change and technological advances, kink subculture has become more visible and accessible--and less stigmatized--than ever before. Internet communities have created exciting new possibilities for social identities and communities in ways that were once thought unimageable, both online and in the real world.

    This book combines a range of psychological, sociological, and cultural theories with 74 interviews of gay men in this community to unpack their attraction to kink and its impact on their social and sexual identities. In examining how the internet has transformed these subcultures, this book presents an authentic picture of kink social networking sites that have empowered and enabled a whole new group of people to engage both on- and offline. Through its case study of pup play, this book follows the rich tradition of locating kinksters in their communities and cultural contexts. It also investigates new pathways for a wide range of gay men, such as "non-community participants" who want to practice kink without entering the community.

    Kinky in the Digital Age is a comprehensive, empirically deep exploration of gay men's social and sexual experiences of kink. It bolsters the voices of these men in an unprecedented way as it documents the history and potential of this fascinating subculture and social community.

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    Table of Contents:

    Contents
    Foreword
    Acknowledgments
    Introduction
    Section 1
    1. What Is Kink?
    2. Discovering and Exploring Kink
    3. Kink Subcultures and Community Membership
    4. Kink Online
    5. Social Not Sexual
    Section 2
    6. The Phenomenon of Pup Play
    7. Pup Play as a Sexual Subculture
    8. Consolidating Pup Communities and Reflections on Change
    Concluding Thoughts
    References
    Index

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