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Poly Survey
Jun. 28th, 2008 11:36 am**Forwarded from one of my poly mailing lists**
As part of my doctoral program in human sexuality, I am required to have a basic survey completed by a sub-group of the population. Given that my doctoral dissertation will be addressing polyamorous relationships, it only makes sense for me to choose the polyamory community as my sub-group.
I am currently involved in 3 different poly listservs so I'm hoping that my fellow poly folks can be of assistance to me. If you, or someone you know, identifies as polyamorous (regardless of your current relational configuration)
The survey is located at:
http://www.surveymo
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Warm regards.
Danielle
Danielle Duplassie, MA, RCC
Doctoral Student in Human Sexuality
The Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality
1523 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA
Some of the questions were awkwardly worded, so I answered based on what I wanted to portray. For instance, one question asked if I thought everyone had the right to freedom of sexual expression (only consensual) and if this right should be made available to people who are disabled, and a bunch of other things. For the most part I agree, but one of the groups included here were incarcerated prisoners. Since incarcerated prisoners, by definition, have their civil rights removed or restricted, then I don't think they should be included in the right to total free, consensual, sexual expression. But it's a rather complicated subject that can't really be answered by a check-yes-or-no box. So I answered it affirmatively because I *do* believe in the right of free expression for all people in general and I didn't want to check no to everyone else.
Another one asks about anal sex between men and women. I have not had anal sex performed on me, but I have performed anal sex on men with a strapon. The question does not clarify which partner is the catcher and which is the pitcher, but I answered affirmatively anyway.
This is typical of student surveys - they haven't had the experience in survey writing, or the feedback from their target audience to write their questions well, but I'm in favor of supporting ALL research into alternative lifestyles. The more student studies there are on the subject, the more notice we will get from the academic culture so, hopefully, that will spark the academics to stand up and take notice of us.
Some of us activists believe that one of the key paths to social acceptance is through the academic circles. When there is research done, legitimately peer-reviewed papers and books, we become a "legitimate" group, not just those freaks that the normals see on Jerry Springer. When we become a legitimate group, it becomes harder to make public policy that discriminates against us and easier for friends, family and neighbors to leave us alone and accept us - not to mention easier to find for those seeking people of like minds!
As part of my doctoral program in human sexuality, I am required to have a basic survey completed by a sub-group of the population. Given that my doctoral dissertation will be addressing polyamorous relationships, it only makes sense for me to choose the polyamory community as my sub-group.
I am currently involved in 3 different poly listservs so I'm hoping that my fellow poly folks can be of assistance to me. If you, or someone you know, identifies as polyamorous (regardless of your current relational configuration)
The survey is located at:
http://www.surveymo
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Warm regards.
Danielle
Danielle Duplassie, MA, RCC
Doctoral Student in Human Sexuality
The Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality
1523 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA
Some of the questions were awkwardly worded, so I answered based on what I wanted to portray. For instance, one question asked if I thought everyone had the right to freedom of sexual expression (only consensual) and if this right should be made available to people who are disabled, and a bunch of other things. For the most part I agree, but one of the groups included here were incarcerated prisoners. Since incarcerated prisoners, by definition, have their civil rights removed or restricted, then I don't think they should be included in the right to total free, consensual, sexual expression. But it's a rather complicated subject that can't really be answered by a check-yes-or-no box. So I answered it affirmatively because I *do* believe in the right of free expression for all people in general and I didn't want to check no to everyone else.
Another one asks about anal sex between men and women. I have not had anal sex performed on me, but I have performed anal sex on men with a strapon. The question does not clarify which partner is the catcher and which is the pitcher, but I answered affirmatively anyway.
This is typical of student surveys - they haven't had the experience in survey writing, or the feedback from their target audience to write their questions well, but I'm in favor of supporting ALL research into alternative lifestyles. The more student studies there are on the subject, the more notice we will get from the academic culture so, hopefully, that will spark the academics to stand up and take notice of us.
Some of us activists believe that one of the key paths to social acceptance is through the academic circles. When there is research done, legitimately peer-reviewed papers and books, we become a "legitimate" group, not just those freaks that the normals see on Jerry Springer. When we become a legitimate group, it becomes harder to make public policy that discriminates against us and easier for friends, family and neighbors to leave us alone and accept us - not to mention easier to find for those seeking people of like minds!
