According to the latestMagic Mikemovie , stripping is all about feature fun and feeling good . And the movie may be correct — at least in the eccentric of male stripper , a newstudyfinds .
University of Colorado Denver sociologist Maren Scull expend two years question and observing male strippers who trip the light fantastic toe for women . She found that virile sprigger describe high self - self-confidence and ego - admiration thanks to their maraud into alien dancing .
The men interview earned less than their distaff workfellow , and few engage in more than $ 100 a night , so most had piffling rationale to stay in the business for the money . By contrast , cash is the master motive reference by women who pillage — a 2010 study of UK stripteaser ground they take in anaverage salaryof $ 74,000 per year .
Instead , man who make their living dancing for women rule confirming affirmation in being found desirable , Scull find . " Because stripping is a stigmatizing line , it has the capacity to negatively affect exotic dancers ' self - definitions , " she state in apress release . " I looked into what motivates men to continue dancing and found that stripping led to feelings of mattering , mastery and enhanced ego - esteem . "
She postulates that the dispute has to do with broader sexuality dynamic . adult female tend to be objectified on a veritable basis , so they may not bask having to deal with it at study every day . gentleman’s gentleman may find objectification more pleasant because they ’re more seldom on the receiving destruction of it .
Since the enquiry have billet in one strip nine , it ’s not necessarily representative of the experience of all strippers — some may make a lot of money , and some may in fact disfavour being objectified on a daily basis .
Elsewhere in strip research : The same sociologist has found that male strip showsreinforce stereotypical grammatical gender role . Every cleaning woman may bea queeninMagic Mike ’s man , but stripping ’s still a male monarch ’s game .
