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BONDAGE
AND
DISCIPLINE,
DOMINATION
AND
SUBMISSION,
SADO-‐MASOCHISM
(BDSM):
PARTNERSHIPS,
COUPLES,
AND
HEALTH
OUTCOMES
by
Rodney
Dean
Powell
A
Dissertation
Presented
to
the
FACULTY
OF
THE
USC
GRADUATE
SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY
OF
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
In
Partial
Fulfillment
of
the
Requirements
for
the
Degree
DOCTOR
OF
PHILOSOPHY
(SOCIOLOGY)
December
2010
Copyright
2010
Rodney
Dean
Powell
Object Description
| Title | Bondage and discipline, domination and submission, sado-masochism (BDSM): partnerships, couples, and health outcomes |
| Author | Powell, Rodney Dean |
| Author email | rodneypo@usc.edu; cestmoo@me.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Sociology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-11-23 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Ransford, H. Edward |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Biblarz, Tim Aranda, Maria |
| Abstract | The two major goals of this research are: (1) to describe the BDSM community including the first attraction to BDSM (or entry into the BDSM community), the negotiation that takes place between Dominant and Subordinate participants, norms or rules of participation in the community, and various BDSM activities; and, (2) to study the impact of BDSM activities on health and health lifestyle occasioned by strenuous activities, care of the partner and a deep trust and unique form of bonding in the interaction, reputed to be highly conducive to good health.; This study employed qualitative methodology in the form of 23 interviews of active members of the BDSM community with in-depth, open-ended questions and probes to more fully understand the structure of the community, the nature, extent, and nuance of the power differential in BDSM relationships, and the health promotion and health risk avoidance behaviors of the study participants. Structure of the Community findings emphasized “identity management" (strong desire to keep BDSM activities hidden from the outside world), the gravitas or commitment to the Community, and an emerging typology of participants as “Newcomers,” “Highly Experienced, and “Old Guard.” Differing degrees of negotiation were found: among young singles, the negotiation was minimal as compared to the Highly Experienced in which “hard limits,” desires and medical history were all involved. The findings for the impact of BDSM on health and health lifestyle were mixed. BDSM does benefit health but is also health wearing for some. For Relative Newcomers, there was only minimal interest in their partner’s health or health promotion behaviors, except for the usual respect for “hard limits” and the Safe, Sane, Consensual credo. For the Highly Experienced, such as those in long-term relationships, BDSM produced the expected deep trust, loving, and caring health consciousness and health promotion behaviors. But BDSM also produced health wearing with a unique constellation of injuries directly associated with some activities (e.g., rotator cuff injuries). Additionally, as older participants find that they are unable to safely participate in some BDSM activities, they remain integrated in the community through their involvement in educating newer members of the community. |
| Keyword | impact of activities on health; health lifestyle; strenuous activities; care of partner; unique form of bonding; negotiation; BDSM community; norms or rules of participation activities; social network; highly organized |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3556 |
| Rights | Powell, Rodney Dean |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Powell-4195 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume44/etd-Powell-4195.pdf |
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| Full text | BONDAGE AND DISCIPLINE, DOMINATION AND SUBMISSION, SADO-‐MASOCHISM (BDSM): PARTNERSHIPS, COUPLES, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES by Rodney Dean Powell A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (SOCIOLOGY) December 2010 Copyright 2010 Rodney Dean Powell |
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