All for Him: Articles About Sex in American Lad Magazines

Table I. Definitions of Relationship States
Strangers	Individuals who are not romantically involved, have not dated
First date	On or immediately after a first date that is stated to be such
Casually dating	Nonexclusive dating, dating that is relatively low on commitment
Seriously dating	Relatively exclusive dating, moderate to high level of commitment; signaled by terms like "girlfriend," indications of possession, etc.
Engaged	Engaged, formally intending to marry
Married	Married to each other
Nonromantic acquantance	Not dating nor romantically involved, but also not strangers. Would include ex-girlfriends, friends, well-known co-workers

Table II. Frequencies of Articles Principally About and Containing Mention of Sexual Topics
Topic	Number of articles with topic as primary focus	Number of articles with substantial mention of topic	Total number of articles mentioning topic
Improving sex life	17	47	64
What women like	37	33	70
Improving orgasm	0	3	3
Improving a woman's orgasm	3	8	11
Sexual satisfaction	1	15	16
Unorthodox sexual behaviors or positions	18	39	57
Unorthodox sexual locations	6	35	41
HIV/AIDS	0	2	2
STDs	0	5	5
Rape	0	0	0
Safe Sex	0	5	5
Pregnancy	0	4	4
Condoms	0	11	11
Women's sexual health	0	6	6
Abortion	0	0	0
Vasectomy	0	0	0
Other men's sexual health issues	1	7	8
Gay men	0	3	3
Lesbians	0	17	17
Drugs or Alcohol	0	34	34

Source of article: Sex Roles: A Journal of Research

Written in: 2/05. Last reviewed 11/05.

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