Title

Advertising Phuket'S Nightlife On The Internet: A Case Study Of Double Binds And Hegemonic Masculinity In Sex Tourism

Keywords

Feminism; Male chauvinism; Phuket; Prostitution; Sex tourism; Thailand

Abstract

One significant human rights violation in Southeast Asia is the exploitation of women through sex tourism. Such sexual exploitation occurs in Thailand because institutions are complacent and society accepts the practice. This case study, guided by the concepts of double binds and hegemonic masculinity, sought to understand if Thai culture is symbolically constructed in ways to portray Thailand as a desirable "sex tourist" destination. Websites portray Phuket as a patriarchal world where men can live their fantasies of being perfect hegemonic males because Thai bar girls are young nymphomaniacs that have no need to be talked to or understood. © 2011 ISEAS.

Publication Date

4-1-2011

Publication Title

Sojourn

Volume

26

Issue

1

Number of Pages

80-104

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1355/sj26-1e

Socpus ID

80051722713 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/80051722713

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