Abstract:This article examines how perception of male genital anatomy as specifically associated with the penis, and female genital anatomy associated with the vagina influences existing sexual scripts by prescribing vaginal penetration as basic form of sexual connection between female and male. Through a body-oriented and gender analysis approach, this study deconstructs how such anatomical perceptions reinforce gender roles and shape sexual behavior in both traditional (phallocentric) and egalitarian sexual scripts. … Show more
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