Ambiguous encounters: Young women’s expectations and experiences with intoxicated sexual relations in Danish nightlife

Margit Anne Petersen; Alexandra  Bogren; Geoffrey Hunt

doi:10.1177/11033088231179550

Ambiguous encounters: Young women’s expectations and experiences with intoxicated sexual relations in Danish nightlife

Margit Anne Petersen^*, Alexandra Bogren, Geoffrey Hunt

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This article is based on 28 in-depth interviews with young women (18–25) about their experiences with intoxicated sexual encounters in Danish nightlife. Little research has examined the role intoxication plays in the processes of consensual and non-consensual sex. Using theories of intoxication and sexual scripts, this article focuses on how alcohol is used and perceived by these young women as a potential way of modifying behaviours and norms in their sexual encounters; how they characterize sexual consent and how they navigate intoxicated behaviour that can result in inappropriate, transgressive or victimizing situations. While the women talk about pleasurable and regrettable experiences, many described situations took on a much more ambiguous, fluid and nuanced role. The study points to the lack of knowledge on how ambiguity may play an active role in managing processes of sexual consent in intoxicated settings, especially for the youngest age groups.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Young
Vol/bind	31
Nummer	5
Sider (fra-til)	517-535
Antal sider	19
ISSN	1103-3088
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/11033088231179550
Status	Udgivet - nov. 2023

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