Between a traditional and a permissive sexual culture: perceptions of sexuality and the presence of sexual imperatives amongst female students Cover Image

Med tradicionalno in permisivno seksualno kulturo: percepcije seksualnosti in prisotnost seksualnih imperativov pri študentkah
Between a traditional and a permissive sexual culture: perceptions of sexuality and the presence of sexual imperatives amongst female students

Author(s): Alenka Švab
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Slovensko sociološko društvo (in FDV)
Keywords: female university students; traditional sexual culture; permissive sexual culture; orgasmic imperative; coital imperative; pseudo-reciprocal discourse; partnership; reflexive project of the self

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of qualitative research (focus groups) into perceptions of sexuality amongst female university students. The starting point was that perceptions regarding sexuality are grounded in the following key social contexts: reflexive individualism, changes in intimacy and partnership, a permissive sexual culture as the dominant one, and in traditional sexual culture as a residual sexual culture. The results highlighted three key characteristics. The first is a differential view on sexuality in general and on orgasm in particular. The second characteristic is the comprehension of sexuality in the context of partnership, while the third is autonomy and reflexive views on sexuality and partnership.

  • Issue Year: 26/2010
  • Issue No: 65
  • Page Range: 65-83
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Slovenian