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A descriptive phenomenological study of the everyday experience of BDSM

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ID12978352
AuthorsE L Turley (0000-0003-2563-6622, University of Huddersfield, corresponding author), Noemia King (0000-0003-0585-7364, University of Huddersfield), Nigel King, Trevor Butt (University of Huddersfield)
Year2011
Volume2
Issue2
Pages123-136
Publication date2011-02-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychology and Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1941-9902 • E-ISSN: 1941-9899
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19419899.2010.528018
OpenAlexW2028487903
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited8

Traditionally, psychologists have researched bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism (BDSM) and its participants from an external perspective, seeing it as pathology. However, there is now a growing body of research aiming to challenge this perspective. This article examines some of the ways BDSM has been reconceptualised by researchers who reject the pathological focus, distinguishing between transgressive and coercive sexualities. We focus on the lived experience of BDSM participation to further illuminate these sexual practices. A descriptive phenomenological analysis of four interview transcripts was employed, with the purpose of producing a general structural experience of BDSM participation, which aims to further understanding of this complex phenomenon. The essential structures of the BDSM experience are discussed in terms of authentic fantasy, rejection of social norms and non-sexual positive outcomes. © 2011 Taylor & Francis

Licking · Communication · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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