The main theme of this master's thesis is research on the sexual life of men and the concept of masculinity in Celje and its surroundings. Sexuality is a large part of our lives, but it is often connected to other areas, especially gender identity. In the research itself, I focused on the experience of sexuality, gender roles, sexual practices, and sex toys used by men, which I connect with their concept of masculinity. I supplemented the results of the research with childhood and the relationship with the parents, but at the same time, I also related to the home lives and raising children. The interviewees, born between 1988 and 2001, mostly learned about sexuality through pornographic movies and conversations with their peers, but not through conversations with their parents. The reasons for this were the shyness of the interviewee, but in principle, because the parents did not start a conversation about sexuality with them. Masturbation began early in childhood, varied according to the relationship status, and is strongly associated with watching porn. As for the sexual relationship itself, they built a relationship based on equality and communication with their serious partners. They exchanged the leading sexual role during intercourse itself, and men were not fans of sex toys, as they considered that they do not need them for good intercourse, but they used them at the request of their partner. They talked openly about their sex lives, used vernacular expressions, and were mostly talkative. Conversations with them showed that their generation of men dynamically alternates between hegemonic and caring masculinity, depending on the area of life. In the external world, such as business, finances, partially friendly relationships, and partially children, men mostly showed hegemonic masculinity, while in the areas of partnership, caring masculinity.
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