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29 Deviant Behav. 1 (2008)

handle is hein.journals/devbh29 and id is 1 raw text is: Deviant Behavior, 29: 1-17, 2008 Copyright () Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Routledge ISSN: 0163-9625 print/1521-0456 online Taylor&FrancsGroup DOL:10.1080/08900520701382880 theaters and sex: an examination of anonymous sexual encounters in an erotic oasis Brian Douglas and Richard Tewksbury University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA Utilizing non-participatory observation data, this article examines the social dynamics of same-sex impersonal/anonymous encounters in an erotic oasis. Focusing on an adult theater, this research analyzes patron interaction to assess both verbal and non-verbal communication practices among oasis participants who are actively seeking partnered sexual activities. Concurrently, those interactions were also examined to ascertain any correlating factors between specific communication practices and the specific types of sexual activities that transpired. The emerging data offers a unique glimpse into a rarely studied environment, and adds to the literature on erotic oasis interaction patterns, impersonal sex, and sexual communication strategies. INTRODUCTION Beginning with Laud Humphreys' 1970 study Tearoom Trade: Impersonal Sex in Public Places, a new world of research methodologies and questions arose surrounding stigmatized social issues and groups (Tewksbury 2004). Received 10 November 2006; accepted 29 February 2007. Address correspondence to Richard Tewksbury, Department of Justice Administration, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA. E-mail: tewks@louisville.edu I

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