Sexual lifestyles in the field of cultural demands

✍ Scribed by Ivan Lukšík; Dagmar Marková

• Book ID: 115064117
• Publisher: Versita
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 248 KB
• Volume: 22
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1210-3055
• DOI: 10.2478/s13374-012-0019-y

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

In the research we focus on the construction of the sexual lifestyles of young people—undergraduates—in Slovakia and ask “which cultural sources are used?” and “which cultural demands exert pressures on these constructions?” The analysis was based on the answers respondents provided to a questionnaire relating to the preferences of values, aspirations regarding partner and sexual life as well as the socio-economic background of respondents. On the basis of the factor analysis and other steps, we obtained five groups of respondents with different lifestyles: 1. Liberal—free, 2. Partner—monogamous, 3. Natural—instinctive, 4. Hedonistic—free, 5. Submissive—partner. The research proves that while constructing their sexual lifestyles, young people experience confusion as to their personal interests, preferences, internal orientation of partner relationships, and culturally prescribed norms of monogamous relationships.