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TY - CHAP
T1 - Men’s sexual health: a visible invisibility
AU - Waling, Andrea
PY - 2024/9/12
Y1 - 2024/9/12
N2 - Despite being a prominent and well-represented group in Western cultures, there are hidden, significant gaps in knowledge when it comes to cisgender, heterosexual men’s sexual health and wellbeing. In this chapter, I provide a sociological account of how cisgender, heterosexual men’s paradoxical visibility and invisibility in these spaces continue to contribute to gender inequalities in the sexual health and reproductive space. I then map out and advocate for a way forward in drawing attention to these gaps that do not diminish the importance of focusing on recognised marginalised groups. I do this by drawing from Eve Sedgewick’s notion of the ‘along-side’, a queer framework that allows for exploring the nuance of experiences of oppression and privilege. I use a case study of the successful impact of the inclusion of human papillomavirus vaccinations for men in the National Australian Vaccination schedule (2013). I conclude with several suggestions on how future sexual health and wellbeing research can be conducted that is attendant to key gaps raised which can contribute to gender equality initiatives.
AB - Despite being a prominent and well-represented group in Western cultures, there are hidden, significant gaps in knowledge when it comes to cisgender, heterosexual men’s sexual health and wellbeing. In this chapter, I provide a sociological account of how cisgender, heterosexual men’s paradoxical visibility and invisibility in these spaces continue to contribute to gender inequalities in the sexual health and reproductive space. I then map out and advocate for a way forward in drawing attention to these gaps that do not diminish the importance of focusing on recognised marginalised groups. I do this by drawing from Eve Sedgewick’s notion of the ‘along-side’, a queer framework that allows for exploring the nuance of experiences of oppression and privilege. I use a case study of the successful impact of the inclusion of human papillomavirus vaccinations for men in the National Australian Vaccination schedule (2013). I conclude with several suggestions on how future sexual health and wellbeing research can be conducted that is attendant to key gaps raised which can contribute to gender equality initiatives.
U2 - 10.4337/9781802206692.00029
DO - 10.4337/9781802206692.00029
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781802206685
SP - 254
EP - 265
BT - Research Handbook on the Sociology of Gender
A2 - Kaufman, Gayle
A2 - Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Michael
A2 - Roberts, Steven
A2 - Ralph, Brittany
PB - Elgar
ER -