College Women's Sexual Fantasies

Presenter Information

Elizabeth Harders, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Location

CSU 201

Start Date

21-4-2008 3:00 PM

End Date

21-4-2008 4:30 PM

Student's Major

Gender and Women's Studies

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Cheryl Radeloff

Mentor's Department

Gender and Women's Studies

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

Current literature on sexual fantasies suggests that the erotic imagery is a product of gender socialization. Yet past and current research focused mainly on heterosexual women and men. The purpose of this study was to assess the sexual fantasies of women who self-identify from a variety of sexual orientations. The research sample was women enrolled at Minnesota State University, Mankato, who were selected via convenience sampling. Data was collected through use of a double-blind sampling approach and questionnaire. The research analyzed the content of the collected sexual fantasies in terms of the degrees of sex scripting evident, which result from gender socialization. The intent of the research was to explore women's sexual fantasies in order to assess previous findings on sexual fantasy and gender socialization while being inclusive of women who self-identify as other than heterosexual.