Diversity in Partner Number Sexuality via Sexual Configurations Theory

IF 2.9 2区 社会学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Lydia Victoria Kula Mathi, Bianca S. Wilhelm, Ana Carolina de Barros, Daniel Cardoso, Sam Connolly, Greg van Anders, Sari M. van Anders
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Abstract

“Partner number sexuality” (P#S) refers to how many partners individuals have/are interested in having. Those with P#S outside of monogamous desires and/or practices commonly face stigma in North America and elsewhere. Yet theories of sexuality do not always make room for diverse P#S. One theory that does is sexual configurations theory (SCT), which visually models gender/sex and sexuality (van Anders, 2015). In this study, we investigated what insights SCT could provide into P#S, whether SCT was useful to those with minoritized P#S, and how those with minoritized P#S made use of SCT. To do so, we conducted online interviews, asking participants (N = 26) to complete two SCT diagrams and report on their experience. We used template analysis to analyze transcripts and compiled “SCT heatmaps,” aggregates of SCT diagrams. We constructed 11 major themes, including diverse understandings of eroticism and romantic/platonic relationships, the impacts of hermeneutical injustice (the injustice of knowledge systems) on participants’ abilities to conceptualize and discuss their P#S, and how SCT facilitated conversations about P#S. The heatmaps showed that participants made use of most of both SCT diagrams, showing branchedness in P#S between “eroticism” and “nurturance,” and between status, identity, and orientation. Our study highlights that the lived experience of partnering, especially of those with minoritized P#S, extends far beyond commonly understood categories, and that SCT is a useful tool that can accurately reflect diversity in P#S.

性配置理论对伴侣数量性行为的影响
“性伴侣数量”(p# S)指的是个人拥有或有兴趣拥有的性伴侣数量。在北美和其他地方,那些在一夫一妻制的欲望和/或实践之外有p# S的人通常会面临耻辱。然而,性理论并不总是为不同的性别提供空间。其中一种理论是性配置理论(SCT),它可以直观地模拟性别/性和性行为(van Anders, 2015)。在这项研究中,我们调查了SCT可以为p# S提供什么见解,SCT是否对p# S较少的人有用,以及p# S较少的人如何利用SCT。为此,我们进行了在线访谈,要求参与者(N = 26)完成两个SCT图并报告他们的经验。我们使用模板分析来分析转录本并编译“SCT热图”,即SCT图的聚合。我们构建了11个主要主题,包括对情色和浪漫/柏拉图关系的不同理解,解释学上的不公正(知识系统的不公正)对参与者概念化和讨论他们的p# S的能力的影响,以及SCT如何促进关于p# S的对话。热图显示,参与者使用了大部分SCT图,显示了p# S中“性欲”和“养育”之间的分支,以及地位、身份和取向之间的分支。我们的研究强调,合作的生活经验,特别是那些少数群体的合作经验,远远超出了通常理解的类别,SCT是一个有用的工具,可以准确地反映P#S的多样性。
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5.60
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13.20%
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期刊介绍: The official publication of the International Academy of Sex Research, the journal is dedicated to the dissemination of information in the field of sexual science, broadly defined. Contributions consist of empirical research (both quantitative and qualitative), theoretical reviews and essays, clinical case reports, letters to the editor, and book reviews.
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