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"Gendered Sexuality in Young Adulthood: Double Binds and Flawed Options" by Laura Hamilton and Elizabeth A. Armstrong
"The notion that men and women have distinct sexual interests and needs generates a powerful set of public gender beliefs about women's sexuality. A belief about what women should not do underlies a sexual double standard: While men are expected to desire and pursue sexual opportunities regardless of context, women are expected to avoid casual sex–having sex only when in relationships and in love. There is an accompanying and equally powerful belief that normal women should always want love, romance, relationships, and marriage—what we refer to as the relational imperative" (Hamilton and Armstrong 2009).
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