Examining the Virtual Subculture of Johns Export

@article{citeulike:5866233, abstract = {The growth of the Internet and computer-mediated communications has enabled the formation of a variety of deviant subcultures online, particularly among sexual deviants.This qualitative study examines the subculture of the male heterosexual clients of sex workers by exploring their argot. Using a sample of posts from Web forums in ten U.S. cities, this study identifies three subcultural norms that structure beliefs and attitudes about sex work among johns: experience, commodification, and sexuality. The influence of computer-mediated communications on the formation of subcultures and argot are explored as well. 10.1177/0891241609342239}, author = {Blevins, Kristie R. and Holt, Thomas J.}, citeulike-article-id = {5866233}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891241609342239}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://jce.sagepub.com/content/38/5/619.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://jce.sagepub.com/content/38/5/619.full.pdf}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0891241609342239}, journal = {Journal of Contemporary Ethnography}, keywords = {computer\_mediated\_communications, identity, sexuality}, month = {October}, number = {5}, pages = {619--648}, posted-at = {2009-10-01 09:47:27}, priority = {2}, title = {Examining the Virtual Subculture of Johns}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891241609342239}, volume = {38}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5866233 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5866233 N2 - The growth of the Internet and computer-mediated communications has enabled the formation of a variety of deviant subcultures online, particularly among sexual deviants.This qualitative study examines the subculture of the male heterosexual clients of sex workers by exploring their argot. Using a sample of posts from Web forums in ten U.S. cities, this study identifies three subcultural norms that structure beliefs and attitudes about sex work among johns: experience, commodification, and sexuality. The influence of computer-mediated communications on the formation of subcultures and argot are explored as well. 10.1177/0891241609342239 IS - 5 JF - Journal of Contemporary Ethnography EP - 648 TI - Examining the Virtual Subculture of Johns VL - 38 SP - 619 KW - computer_mediated_communications KW - identity KW - sexuality AU - Blevins, Kristie AU - Holt, Thomas PY - 2009/10/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891241609342239 ER -