The male embarrassment: nudism and the fear of erections.

Nudism is a social practice wherein people are naked together. At its core, nudism holds that being naked is not inherently sexual; that is, the naked body is natural and instead is made sexual. What, then, might an erection mean or signify at the nudist resort of camp? What happens if a man has an...

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Published in:	Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 900 - 917
Main Author:	Allan, Jonathan A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd May2026
Subjects:	Nudity Embarrassment Human sexuality Social ethics Physiology Penile erection Periodical publishing
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost