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A matter of sexual confidence: young men's non-prescription use of Viagra in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Source :
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Culture, Health & Sexuality . May2016, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p495-508. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- This paper examines the non-prescription use of the sexual enhancement drug Viagra by young men in Addis Ababa. Data was collected through repeated in-depth interviews with 14 Viagra users – heterosexual men between the ages of 21 and 35 – and focus-group discussions with 21 male and 22 female university students. Study participants turned to Viagra to impress lovers, as a ‘support mechanism’ when feeling weak or tired, to counteract the effects of chewing the stimulant plantkhatand to satisfy what they perceived as a psychological ‘addiction’. More generally, young men used Viagra to quell anxieties about what they perceived as women’s growing expectations about their sexual performance – informed by changing gender relations and sexual expectations, constructions of masculinity that emphasise sexual prowess, and a misreading of women’s sexual desires largely fuelled by the emergence of pornography as a new standard for sexual performance. While some men gained sexual confidence by using Viagra, others – particularly those who used Viagra regularly – paradoxically experienced feelings of loss of manhood. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13691058
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Culture, Health & Sexuality
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 114015488
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2015.1101489