Sociologists of sexuality often invoke the theme of pleasure, but it is not always clear what scholars believe the implications and importance of pleasure are. To this end, this paper reviews the existing literature on sexual pleasure, specifically within the field of sociology, to demonstrate what questions about sexual pleasure are (and are not) currently being asked. Through a systematic literature review, I demonstrate that scholars often lack a justification for why pleasure is important. I also connect themes between the kind of questions being asked about pleasure and the justifications attached to these studies, relating to risk mitigation, relationship satisfaction and well‐being, power structures, and moral oversight. Based on this review, I make recommendations for the future of sexual pleasure research with the goal of centering pleasure for pleasure's sake and embracing its liberatory possibilities.

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性快感社会学研究的批判性评论

性社会学家经常引用快乐的主题，但学者们并不总是清楚快乐的含义和重要性是什么。为此，本文回顾了有关性快感的现有文献，特别是在社会学领域，以展示目前正在（和没有）提出哪些关于性快感的问题。通过系统的文献综述，我证明学者们常常缺乏理由来解释为什么快乐很重要。我还将有关快乐的问题类型和这些研究的理由之间的主题联系起来，涉及风险缓解、关系满意度和福祉、权力结构和道德监督。基于这篇评论，我对性快感研究的未来提出了建议，目标是为了快感而以快感为中心，并拥抱其解放的可能性。