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Navigating A World In Flux: Sexual Scripts In India
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Thomas, Sandhya Achamma
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Year and Degree
2008, Master of Arts, Miami University, Psychology.
Abstract
This qualitative study sought a comprehensive understanding of the manner in which young adults in India experience and reconcile changing norms regarding sexuality by interviewing 10 Indian young adults aged 18-30. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (Smith & Osborn, 2003) was used to describe extant sexual scripts. Four themes emerged that include the pervasiveness of tradition in India, the consequences of changing norms regarding sexuality, the extant sexual double standard and the lack of discourse regarding sexuality. Participants discussed the struggle experienced when individual needs are in conflict with the expectations of the collective along with personal methods of coping. The impact of cultural norms on attitudes and emotions associated with sexuality and the need for comprehensive sexuality education programs are described.
Committee
Margaret O'Dougherty Wright, PhD (Committee Chair)
Amanda Diekman, PhD (Committee Member)
Terri Messman-Moore, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
72 p.
Subject Headings
Psychology
Keywords
Sexual scripts
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India
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Thomas, S. A. (2008).
Navigating A World In Flux: Sexual Scripts In India
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1228500236
APA Style (7th edition)
Thomas, Sandhya.
Navigating A World In Flux: Sexual Scripts In India.
2008. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1228500236.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Thomas, Sandhya. "Navigating A World In Flux: Sexual Scripts In India." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1228500236
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