title: Advertising Phuket's nightlife on the Internet: a case study of double binds and hegemonic masculinity in sex tourism.
abstract: One significant human rights violation in Southeast Asia is the exploitation of women through sex tourism. Such sexual exploitation occurs in Thailand because institutions are complacent and society accepts the practice. This case study, guided by the concepts of double binds and hegemonic masculinity, sought to understand if Thai culture is symbolically constructed in ways to portray Thailand as a desirable "sex tourist" destination. Websites portray Phuket as a patriarchal world where men can live their fantasies of being perfect hegemonic males because Thai bar girls are young nymphomaniacs that have no need to be talked to or understood.
authors.forename: Jeffrey Dale
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hobbs
authors.forename: Piengpen Na
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Pattalung
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Chandler
mesh_terms: D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000208:ethnology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D045809:Human Rights Abuses / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D057228:Masculinity / Q000266:history; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D012930:Social Dominance / Q000266:history; D013785:Thailand / Q000208:ethnology; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence