Our Glue is Our Ability to Talk Things Through: Heterosexual Couples' Successful Conversations about Sex

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dc.contributor.advisorStrong, Tom
dc.contributor.authorKovitz, Bevan
dc.contributor.committeememberStrong, Tom
dc.contributor.committeememberDudley, Nancy
dc.contributor.committeememberTimm, Annette
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-28T21:29:08Z
dc.date.available2016-09-28T21:29:08Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractIn this research, I explored how heterosexual couples had successful conversations about sex, and the meanings these conversations had for their relationships. Six couples participated in semi-structured interviews in which they shared stories of conversations about sex they identified as being successful. I approached this research from a social constructionist perspective, using a combination of Riessman’s (2008) thematic and dialogic/performative analyses to analyze the stories couples and I co-constructed in our interviews. Through their stories, participating couples emphasized the importance of being open and managing conflict in order to have successful conversations about sex. These conversations were seen as being a significant part of the foundation of their relationship, resulting in feelings of closeness and sexual exploration. I explore the results of this analysis in terms of their possible implications for couples, counsellors, and researchers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKovitz, B. (2016). Our Glue is Our Ability to Talk Things Through: Heterosexual Couples' Successful Conversations about Sex (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27237en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27237
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3344
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subject.classificationsexualityen_US
dc.subject.classificationcouplesen_US
dc.subject.classificationNarrativeen_US
dc.subject.classificationCounsellingen_US
dc.subject.classificationqualitativeen_US
dc.titleOur Glue is Our Ability to Talk Things Through: Heterosexual Couples' Successful Conversations about Sex
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineApplied Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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