Sexual Freedom and Violence in the Neoliberal Capitalist System

• Authors: Stefano Abbate , Teresa Pueyo-Toquero

Abstracts

EN

The sexual revolution of the 20th century was based on a redefinition of the body, which led to a new postmodern sexual ideal in which the body and sexuality were freed from the limitations of biology. This phenomenon was inserted within the logic of capitalism, which proposes itself as a “theory of everything,” that is to say, comprehensive of all human reality. Sexuality thus became an object of consumption, bowing to the logic of the capitalist system in which everything can be bought and sold. This new sexual market is based on sexual freedom, giving rise to a fierce competition between users that reaffirms narcissistic, individualistic patterns. In this sense, through the theory of sexual capital, the monogamous structure that existed prior to the sexual revolution and the new polyamorous structure of postmodernity are compared, with the conclusion that the sexual revolution has generated new forms of unforeseen sexual violence.

Keywords

EN

sexual freedom; capitalism; violence; social control; sexual capital; monogamy

• Publisher: International Étienne Gilson Society
• Journal: Studia Gilsoniana
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 105-132

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Stefano Abbate

• Universitat Abat Oliba CEU, CEU Universities, Spain

• https://orcid.org/000000021844422X

author

Teresa Pueyo-Toquero

• Universitat Abat Oliba CEU, CEU Universities, Spain

• https://orcid.org/0000000188234618

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Identifiers

DOI

10.26385/SG.120105

Biblioteka Nauki

2190123