Impact Of Gender Roles Research Articles

Female Sexual Dysfunction

A full discussion of the range of female sexual dysfunction, including: Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, Sexual Arousal Disorder, Orgasmic Disorder and Vaginismus is given in this article. The evaluation of the psychological factors involved in female dysfunction is examined, with case examples, illustrating the possible aetiological, as well as the precipitating and perpetuating, factors that may be operational in the presentation of the various dysfunctions. The cultural and social context within which female sexual dysfunctions occur is referred to as well as the impact of gender roles and expectation on female sexuality. The point is made that female sexual dysfunction is often understood in terms of fertility issues or other medical difficulties, and that it is under researched in terms of the work done on drug effects on sexuality. There is a brief examination of the impact of the ICI (Intercavernosal Injection) treatment for erectile disorders on the female partners of such men. Useful interventi...

Cognitive beliefs about male sexuality: The impact of gender roles and counselor perspectives

Two studies are presented which examine stereotypie beliefs about males and their sexuality through the use of the Stereotypes About Male Sexuality Scale (SAMSS). In the first study, the relationship between the SAMSS and two gender role measures were examined. The results revealed that the restrictive emotionality aspect of the masculine role was strongly associated with stereotypic beliefs about male sexuality. Other gender role preferences and behaviors were also found to be positively associated with conventional “performance” approaches to male sexuality. In the second investigation, counseling trainees were asked to describe how mentally healthy adult men and women would respond to the Stereotypes About Male Sexuality Scale. The responses of both male and female intraining counselors indicated that they expected mentally healthy males: (a) to reject inhibited, control, and constant readiness approaches to the expression of male sexuality and (b) to express greater disagreement toward defining male sexuality exclusively in terms of sexual intercourse and toward viewing males as inherently knowledgeable about sex. These results thus provide evidence for the importance of the SAMSS and a cognitive approach to the study of male sexuality.