The tension of sexual/emotional performance: a case study of Taiwanese gay masseurs

碩士 === 國立清華大學 === 社會學研究所 === 106 === This study conduct by the researcher's autoethnography and interviews from 10 gay masseurs and 9 customers. This study aim to indicate sexual/emotional performance of sex workers is a double-edged sword. Sometimes it helps gay masseurs capitalize on economic...

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Main Authors: Hsu, Hao-Chien, 徐豪謙
Other Authors: Shen, Hsiu-Hua
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2018
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/vjdx9t
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Summary:碩士 === 國立清華大學 === 社會學研究所 === 106 === This study conduct by the researcher's autoethnography and interviews from 10 gay masseurs and 9 customers. This study aim to indicate sexual/emotional performance of sex workers is a double-edged sword. Sometimes it helps gay masseurs capitalize on economic side but sometimes it devalues the sexual/emotional performance of gay masseurs. To face this issue, this study explore on the "desire manufacturing" during the labor process of gay masseurs. Through the concept of "desire manufacturing", this study aim to indicate the intersection of sexual pleasure and sexual labor and reveal the economic value of gay masseurs' working sexual pleasure.