Abstract Societal perspectives on male circumcision and its implications are not well understood. In this exploratory qualitative study, participants (N = 34, 7 male, 27 female) enrolled in a human sexuality course were asked to share their perspectives on male circumcision through the development of a written response to open-ended questions. Written responses were analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis to determine the ways in which participants perceive male circumcision, as well as to explore the arguments, contradictions, and rationalizations emerging adults use to justify it. Participants were largely in support of circumcision and believe it to be beneficial in terms of hygiene, esthetics, social acceptability, and tradition. Participants acknowledged the risks of circumcision and rationalized them, indicating they were in favor of the procedure and would circumcise their own sons despite limited knowledge of the benefits and drawbacks. Findings indicate emerging adults do not often discuss male circumcision and do not carefully consider the procedure, perhaps due to the widespread belief that circumcision is a social norm that should not be questioned. Despite this lack of discussion or formal education on the topic, most of the emerging adults did express strong opinions in favor of circumcision based on their personal experiences and social interactions.

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在美国，成年人对男性包皮环切术的认识：事实，小说和未来计划

摘要社会对男性包皮环切术的观点及其含义尚未得到很好的理解。在这项探索性定性研究中，参加人类性行为课程的参与者（N = 34，男性7，女性27）被要求通过对开放式问题的书面回答来分享他们对男性包皮环切术的观点。使用定性主题分析对书面答复进行分析，以确定参与者对男性包皮环切术的理解方式，并探讨新兴成年人用来证明男性包皮环切的论点，矛盾和合理化。参加者在很大程度上支持包皮环切术，并认为它在卫生，美学，社会接受性和传统方面都是有益的。参与者认识到包皮环切的风险并将其合理化，表示他们赞成这一程序，尽管对优缺点的了解有限，但仍会给自己的儿子割礼。研究结果表明，新兴成年人很少讨论男性包皮环切术，也没有仔细考虑手术的过程，这可能是由于人们普遍认为包皮环切术是一项不容质疑的社会规范。尽管缺乏有关该主题的讨论或正规教育，但大多数新兴成年人的确根据他们的亲身经历和社交互动表达了强烈的观点，赞成包皮环切术。也许是因为人们普遍认为包皮环切术是一项不容质疑的社会规范。尽管缺乏有关该主题的讨论或正规教育，但大多数新兴成年人的确根据他们的亲身经历和社交互动表达了强烈的观点，赞成包皮环切术。也许是因为人们普遍认为包皮环切术是一项不容质疑的社会规范。尽管缺乏有关该主题的讨论或正规教育，但大多数新兴成年人的确根据他们的亲身经历和社交互动表达了强烈的观点，赞成包皮环切术。