Revija za sociologiju, Vol. 31 No. 1-2, 2000.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Gender, Sexual Attitudes and Heterosexual Behavior in Major Croatian Cities
Aleksandar Štulhofer
orcid.org/0000-0001-5138-3644
; Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu
Sažetak
The paper examines the relationship between sexual attitudes (normative influences) and sexual behavior, with particular emphasis on gender and age specific structure of normative influences. The introductory section presents a brief outline of the radically opposed approaches to human sexuality - sociobiological essentialism vs. social constructivism. It is followed by the empirical section in which several hypothesis regarding the structure, strength and dynamics of normative influences on sexual habits are tested using data collected by the Urban Sexual Styles survey. (The research was carried out on over 1000 women and men, aged 18-48, living in the five biggest Croatian cities.) The results only partially confirm the existence of gender specific structure of normative influences - though they clearly show gender differences in the intensity of sexual norms internalization - and point out the non-linear relationship between age and normative influences. The concluding part of the paper offers a short discussion of some theoretical, as well as methodological aspects of future research focusing on the normative context of adult sexuality in Croatia.
Ključne riječi
sexual attitudes; sexual behavior; internalization of sexual norms; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
154350
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.6.2000.
Posjeta: 1.168 *