En busca del placer… Una perspectiva de género

Abstract

Based on an ethnography in rural and urban areas of Cochabamba, the goal of this article is to investigate the conditions of access to sexual pleasure, focusing analysis on the complexity of gender and generational relations where the relations of domination prevail. The article emphasizes association between domestic violence and sexuality, framed within this governmental context and patriarchal state. Finally, the analysis will focus on the biases experienced by women when expressing their desires and their search for other forms of pleasure.

Keywords

• gender
• sexuality
• sexual pleasure
• male dominance
• domestic violence