High-status co-eds use 'slut discourse' to assert class advantage

Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 23:20 in Psychology & Sociology

A new study suggests that high-status female college students employ "slut discourse"—defining their styles of femininity and approaches to sexuality as classy rather than trashy or slutty—to assert class advantage and put themselves in a position where they can enjoy sexual exploration with few social consequences.

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