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Submitted by captain cut & paste (View user info) at 2006-03-08 14:55:01 EST
March 8, 2006
Swedish Research Council
Public release date: 7-Mar-2006
Contact: Sanna Camitz
Heterosexual Men Have "Cyber" Sex With Other Men On The Internet
The Internet has created a space where people can experiment with their sexuality. Many heterosexual men, who have previously merely fantasized about it, take the plunge and have cyber sex with other men. These are some of the findings in Typing, Doing and Being-A Study of Men Who Have Sex with Men and Sexuality on the Internet, a new dissertation from Malmö University College in Sweden. Michael W. Ross will defend the thesis on March 10, and the public defense will be the first ever at the Faculty of Health and Society as well as the first in the new research field of Health and Society.
The dissertation, which shows that the Internet revolution is changing sexuality, consists of a theoretical part, a frame, and six articles based on empirical studies carried out in the US and Sweden.
"The findings show that we reach people via the Internet that we would never, or only with difficulty, have reached in traditional ways," says Michael W. Ross. "This makes Internet interventions an important tool in health education. We can also characterize what people use the Internet for sexual purposes"
For example, it turns out that among men who have sex with other men, those reached via Internet questionnaires, compared with contacts made by more traditional ways, were younger, less well-educated, more often residents of smaller towns and rural areas, and more bisexually oriented.
In the theoretical section, Michael W. Ross examines social scientific theories and sexuality in relation to the Internet, including the possibility of going half way between fantasy and action, the Internet as a market place and arena for sexual experiences and sexual experimentation, and the impact of the Internet regarding the creation of sexual cultures and sexuality.
"The idea was that my dissertation was to deal with sexuality," says Michael W. Ross. "When I examined the data regarding the Internet and sexuality in Sweden, I understood that it was in fact a new space for sexual interaction, an 'erotic oasis,' that does not resemble other spaces for sexual encounters. I was fascinated by what was going on via the Internet and turned the focus of the thesis to this phenomenon."
In the empirical part of the dissertation, comparisons are made between Internet studies and conventional examinations of men who have sex with other men, between an Internet study on sexuality and a national study of the sexual health of Sweden from 1996, and between those who complete and those who did not complete their responses to queries in an Internet examination about sexuality.
"The Swedish study shows that men interrupt their answering of questions earlier than women do and that sexual orientation and the speed of the Internet connection also play a role," says Michael W. Ross.
The thesis also takes up the phenomenon of "misrepresentation," providing a different image of yourself on the Internet than the real you. It is possible to identify people who do things sexual on the Internet that they would not do in real life.
"Data from the Swedish study show that 10% of those interviewed were heterosexual men who had had cyber sex with another man," says Michael W. Ross. This is something new. Previously these fantasies only played out in the mind of the individual, but now she or he can practice them interactively via the Internet with the protection of anonymity. The borders between the concepts of "who you are," "true," and "false" can shift.
Work with the dissertation has been performed in close conjunction with the Net Sex Project, which is directed by Sven-Axel Månsson, professor of social work at Health and Society, Malmö University College, who is also the thesis director for Michael W. Ross. The Net Sex Project is part of a research program titled Sex, Sexuality, and Social Work.
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Submitted by YELLOW-MAN (user info) at 2006-03-15 00:01:55 EST (#)
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Reminded me of a sitcom in which this guy pretended he was a lesbian over the internet and was talking/cybering with another lesbian over the internet. They agreed to meet in real life, and one of the people told him "But she's a lesbian, and you're a guy." his responce was they had a close bond and that she wont even care at this point. Well they both meet up and turns out they were both guys and decided to just hang out.
Also reminded me of an ex g/f I had that liked to pretend she was a gay guy and cyber with other girls pretending they were gay guys....fucking weird..
Submitted by Stagger_Lee (user info) at 2006-03-08 21:41:02 EST (#)
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Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:41:33 (#)
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Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:35:38 (#)
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Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:05:03 (#)
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what if I have sex with an orc, is that OK?
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ha ha you beat me to it. I was going to ask if sex with an Elf Ranger was OK.
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aces!
I genuinely thought of an Elf first, but then thought that that would be TOO ghey.
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When did Yanks start saying 'ace' and 'aces', anyway?
Submitted by bobotheclown (user info) at 2006-03-08 20:13:39 EST (#)
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i didn't find this one as interesting or interestingly written as a couple of the previous ones, but have a plus 2 to see if it puts you into the positive
Submitted by Smack_Fuck (user info) at 2006-03-08 16:03:31 EST (#)
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This post has a BARELY negative score, my best outing ever, I have cut & paste my way to uber's hearts and minds.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:41:33 EST (#)
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Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:35:38 (#)
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Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:05:03 (#)
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what if I have sex with an orc, is that OK?
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ha ha you beat me to it. I was going to ask if sex with an Elf Ranger was OK.
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aces!
I genuinely thought of an Elf first, but then thought that that would be TOO ghey.
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:35:38 EST (#)
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Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:05:03 (#)
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what if I have sex with an orc, is that OK?
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ha ha you beat me to it. I was going to ask if sex with an Elf Ranger was OK.
Submitted by ubetidid (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:13:24 EST (#)
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sex on the internet?
I didn't know about that.
I guess the next thing you know people will be having sex in the back seats of cars.
Submitted by Smack_Fuck (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:12:22 EST (#)
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true.
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:10:29 EST (#)
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BUT YOU LEFT OUT THE BEST PART!!!:
Hur påverkar den ökade användningen av Internet för sexuella ändamål samhällsvetenskaplig teori? Ross granskar samhällsvetenskapliga teorier och sexualitet i relation till Internet, särskilt vad gäller
• Utvecklandet av intimitet
• Cybersex som möjlighet att sexuellt gå halva vägen mellan fantasi och handling
• Frågan om gränser
• Internet som marknadsplats (skapandet av sexuella communities i synnerhet för de stigmatiserade) och som arena för sexuella erfarenheter och sexuellt experimenterande
• Internets påverkan när det gäller skapandet av sexuella kulturer och sexualitet
• Internets betydelse som medel för utforskande av mänsklig sexualitet och som möjlighet att belysa tidigare utmanande områden inom sexualforskning
Hans avhandling består av en teoretisk del, en ram, och sex artiklar med empiriska undersökningar. I den empiriska delen görs jämförelser mellan Internetundersökningar och konventionella undersökningar av män som har sex med andra män, mellan en Internetundersökning om sexualitet och en nationell undersökning av den sexuella hälsan i Sverige från 1996 och mellan dem som avslutar och dem som inte avslutar ifyllandet av en Internetundersökning om sexualitet.
Ross tar också upp fenomenet "misrepresentation", att man på Internet ger en annan bild av sig själv än den verkliga. I en av de empiriska undersökningarna visar det sig att 8 % av de intervjuade var heterosexuella som hade haft cybersex med en annan man. Detta är något nytt. Tidigare fanns fantasin bara i personens huvud, nu kan hon eller han praktisera den interaktivt via Internet i anonymitetens skydd. Kanske kommer man i framtiden både ha en make i verkliga livet och en "cybermake"? Internetrevolutionen medför förändringar i samhället och i sexualiteten. Tekniken påverkar samhället och samhället påverkar tekniken. När det gäller folkhälsan så är de data Ross fått fram inte tillräckligt tydliga för att kunna konstatera om Internet är ett problem eller en hjälp.
Arbetet med avhandlingen har utförts i nära anslutning till Nätsexprojektet som leds av professor Sven-Axel Månsson, verksam vid Hälsa och samhälle, Malmö högskola och också handledare för Michael W. Ross. Nätsexprojektet ingår i forskningsprogrammet Kön, sexualitet och socialt arbete. Michael W. Ross kommer att disputera på sin avhandling nästa år.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:06:12 EST (#)
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Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:05:03 EST (#)
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what if I have sex with an orc, is that OK?
Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:03:11 EST (#)
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i didn't read it...but you'll get over that...or blow it off by sucking cock down at the rest stop tonight.
Submitted by PokeyPecker (user info) at 2006-03-08 15:02:27 EST (#)
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WTFINRAT
Submitted by weasul (user info) at 2006-03-08 14:58:40 EST (#)
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