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Sperm Counts: Overcome by Man's Most Precious Fluid

Introduction

In Sperm Counts, Lisa Jean Moore explores how Western culture has made sense of sperm, examining the abundant oppositional constructions of “man's most precious fluid” as creator/destroyer, hero/villain, erotic/toxic, and powerful/disempowering. Using varied sources for information, Moore argues that cultural meanings of sperm reveal important information about men, masculinity, and related social issues.

Discussion

Moore bases her analysis on fifteen years of research. She relays information obtained through working on the board of a sperm bank and from interviews with sex workers. She also analyzes the content of forensics and criminal texts, children's facts-of-life ...