The Discursive Construction of 'Sex Addiction': A Comparative Analysis of the Media Perspectives on 'Sex Addiction' in the U.S. Pre and Post the Case of Tiger Woods.
In a 2010 online Reuter's news article, Andrew Stern claimed that Tiger Woods placed the condition known as 'sex addiction' in the spotlight. Accordingly, this article discusses the extent to which 'sex addiction' is discursively produced within, and by, the media and explores the extent to which St...
| Published in: | Sexuality & Culture Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 478 - 496 |
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Apr2024
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