Are Deaf Dating Scripts Really Different from Those of Their Hearing Peers?

Are Deaf Dating Scripts Really Different from Those of Their Hearing Peers?

An initial study found that Deaf participants have a different definition of a date than the Traditional Sex Script (TSS). In the TSS, the man is viewed as the initiator who pushes for sex and the woman is expected to limit sex if they do not want to have intercourse; neither of these ideas were inc...

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Published in:Sexuality & culture Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 577 - 592
Main Authors: Clark, M. Diane, Sweeten, Mandane, DeMeyer, Stephanie, Kobek Pezzarossi, Caroline
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01-06-2018
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Childhood factors
Children
College students
Communication
Deaf persons
Deafness
Original Paper
Peers
Personal relationships
Personality and Social Psychology
Popular culture
Psychology
Regional and Cultural Studies
Sexual intercourse
Social Sciences
Sexual scripts
Deaf culture
Deaf dating
Traditional sexual script
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Summary:An initial study found that Deaf participants have a different definition of a date than the Traditional Sex Script (TSS). In the TSS, the man is viewed as the initiator who pushes for sex and the woman is expected to limit sex if they do not want to have intercourse; neither of these ideas were included in Deaf participants’ responses when asked what happens on a typical date. These findings may relate to early experiences in childhood. At an early age, hearing children are exposed to the TSS through popular culture. Deaf children are not exposed to these cues at the same level because of their lack of communication access. Here we compare Deaf college students to hearing college students to further investigate these issues using a more quantitative design.
ISSN:1095-5143
1936-4822
DOI:10.1007/s12119-017-9484-0