Polyamorous Women, Sexual Subjectivity and Power

By Elisabeth Sheff. 2005

152 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Citations in the corpus

• Agreements, rules and agentic fidelity in polyamorous relationships (2010, unknown): “Communities are also integral in fostering support, access to and involvement in alternative relationship structures (Sheff, 2005; Stacey, 2005; Wilkins, 2004).”
• The Fewer the Merrier?: Assessing Stigma Surrounding Consensually Non‐monogamous Romantic Relationships (2013, background): “The partners were presented as having been CNM for 1 year (of the 5 years they have been dating), given qualitative and informal research suggesting that most CNM couples start out as monogamous (Anapol, 1997; Sheff, 2005).”
• Three’s a crowd: public awareness and (mis)perceptions of polyamory (2016, background): “Open relationships and swinging tend to retain emotional intimacy within the primary relationship while engaging in extradyadic sexual relationships (Bonello, 2009; Bringle & Boebinger, 1990; McDonald, 2010), whereas polyamory emphasises the emotional connections with multiple partners that may or m”
• On the Margins: Considering Diversity among Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships (2014, methodology): “As previously discussed, research indicates that individuals engaged in CNM relationships are demographically homogenous (Sheff & Hammers, 2011; Sheff, 2005); however, this may be an artifact of community-based recruitment strategies.”
• Love and sex: polyamorous relationships are perceived more favourably than swinging and open relationships (2014, background): “Unlike swingers, those engaged in polyamorous relationships are more likely to describe their multiple relationships as having a romantic or emotional component, rather than being strictly sexual (Haritaworn, Lin, & Klesse, 2006; Klesse, 2006; Sheff, 2005; Sheff & Hammers, 2011).”