Sexology: avoiding phallocentric and coitocentric models
The 14th Spanish Congress of Sexology took place in early December . Among other topics, the need to move away from phallocentric and coitocentric models was debated.
Next, Elena Iracheta, clinical psychologist and sexologist at the Women's Unit, reflects on this issue, supporting the conclusion reached at this meeting of specialists.
Conclusions on sexology by Elena Iracheta, psychologist at the UDM
Since antiquity, the penis (phallus) has been considered a symbol of domination and power. The man, who controls, is the owner of the penis, and the one who wields power in sexual relations and in society in general… The same has happened with coitus; it seemed that sex was reduced to copulation . The sole purpose of the sexual relationship was this. There was nothing more.
It is in this context that the general pattern of sexual relations is questioned, which would be stuck in masculinizing stereotypes where the subject of the discourse is the man, the male.
In recent years, these roles have been changing. Sex is now a two-way street. Women have asserted their active role in it, their desires, and their capacity to feel pleasure just like men.
Beyond intercourse…
Sex is more than just intercourse ; it's the pleasure two people experience in the fullest sense of the word. It's what they achieve by uniting their bodies, beyond the simple act of sex. It includes a multitude of aspects, such as seduction, admiration, complicity, appreciation of the other, kissing, oral sex, masturbation… and it cannot and should not be limited to a single element , such as the penis or intercourse.
Article published by clinical psychologist Elena Iracheta Ruiz.
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