What is Sexual Capital?

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Kao, Grace; Balistreri, Kelly Stamper; Joyner, Kara (1 November 2018). "Asian American Men in Romantic Dating Markets". Contexts. 17 (4): 48–53. doi: 10.1177/1536504218812869. ISSN 1536-5042. S2CID 70349580. a b Groes‐Green, Christian (2013). " 'To put men in a bottle': Eroticism, kinship, female power, and transactional sex in Maputo, Mozambique". American Ethnologist. 40 (1): 102–117. doi: 10.1111/amet.12008. ISSN 1548-1425. Martin, John Levi; George, Matt (2006). "Theories of Sexual Stratification: Toward an Analytics of the Sexual Field and a Theory of Sexual Capital". Sociological Theory. 24 (2): 107–132. doi: 10.1111/j.0735-2751.2006.00284.x. S2CID 144177617. a b c d e f Green, Adam Isaiah (2008). "The Social Organization of Desire: The Sexual Fields Approach". Sociological Theory. Philadelphia: American Sociological Association. 26: 25–50. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9558.2008.00317.x. S2CID 144338029. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013.

Theories of Sexual Stratification: Toward an Analytics of the Sexual. Field and a Theory of Sexual Capital*. John Levi Martin. Grammer, Karl; Thornhill, Randy (1994). "Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: The role of symmetry and averageness". Journal of Comparative Psychology. 108 (3): 233–242. doi: 10.1037/0735-7036.108.3.233. ISSN 1939-2087. PMID 7924253. S2CID 1205083. As sexual capital and related theories by Catherine Hakim have gained public exposure, there has been criticism from several researchers.The arguments have focused largely on how Hakim's theory disproportionately impact women, even though she considers it a universal theory. [36] Female sexuality varies to a greater extent across culture and socioeconomic status than male sexuality. [37]Women from racial, socioeconomic, sexual, or gender minority groups may face additional pressures in what is considered attractive depending on their environment. [34] [37]Additionally, Hakim's theory of sexual capital, including the idea that an individual can change their level of capital, is limited through these considerations. [36] Green, Adam Isaiah (1 September 2011). "Playing the (Sexual) Field: The Interactional Basis of Systems of Sexual Stratification". Social Psychology Quarterly. 74 (3): 244–266. doi: 10.1177/0190272511416606. ISSN 0190-2725. S2CID 145534038.Singh, Devendra (1995). "Female judgment of male attractiveness and desirability for relationships: Role of waist-to-hip ratio and financial status". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 69 (6): 1089–1101. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.69.6.1089. ISSN 1939-1315. PMID 8531056. Erotic capital is not only a major asset in mating and marriage markets, but can also be important in labour markets, the media, politics, advertising, sports,

For more, see Green, Adam Isaiah (2013). "Erotic Capital and the Power of Desirability: Why 'Honey Money' is a Bad Collective Strategy for Remedying Gender Inequality". Sexualities. 16 (1–2): 137–158. doi: 10.1177/1363460712471109. S2CID 143070896. a b Burchardt, Marian (2011). "Challenging Pentecostal moralism: erotic geographies, religion and sexual practices among township youth in Cape Town". Culture, Health & Sexuality. 13 (6): 669–683. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2011.566356. ISSN 1369-1058. JSTOR 41148834. PMID 21462006. S2CID 27232949. Boysen, Benjamin. "Houellebecq's Priapism: The Failure of Sexual Liberation in Michel Houellebecq's Novels and Essays." Canadian Review of Comparative Literature 43.3 (2016): 477–497. a b c Green, Adam Isaiah (1 January 2013). " 'Erotic capital' and the power of desirability: Why 'honey money' is a bad collective strategy for remedying gender inequality". Sexualities. 16 (1–2): 137–158. doi: 10.1177/1363460712471109. ISSN 1363-4607. S2CID 143070896. There's plenty of food for thought here, and Kaplan and Illouz offer an important contribution to understanding the socioeconomic function of sex.« Publisher's Weekly

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Dana Kaplan and Eva Illouz disentangle the current cultural politics of heterosexual life, arguing that sex - that messy amalgam of sexual affects and experiences - has increasingly assumed an economic character. Some may opt for plastic surgery to beautify their face or body, while others may consume popular sex advice or attend seduction classes. Beyond particular practices such as these, the authors trace an emerging form of "neoliberal" sexual capital, which is the ability to glean self-appreciation from sexual encounters and to use this self-value to foster employability, as exemplified by Silicon Valley sex parties. Biddle, Jeff E.; Hamermesh, Daniel S. (1 January 1998). "Beauty, Productivity, and Discrimination: Lawyers' Looks and Lucre" (PDF). Journal of Labor Economics. 16 (1): 172–201. doi: 10.1086/209886. ISSN 0734-306X. S2CID 158876583.