6.10 Diversity in Sexual Expression

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The Arts and Science of Relationships: Understanding Human Needs

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University of Toronto

The Arts and Science of Relationships: Understanding Human Needs

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This course provides an introduction to: 1. Basic concepts of The Strategies and Skills Learning and Development System (SSLD), their relevance for every day relationships and provide advanced concepts for participants who work in fields of social work and health care . 2. Basic practice principles and methods of SSLD, illustrated by relationship management case studies. 3. The SSLD framework for relationship management assessment; N3C (needs, circumstances, characteristics, capacity) and problem translation. 4. Core competencies in the relationship management application of the SSLD system: Observation learning, simulation, real life implementation, review and monitoring.

从本节课中

Module 6 - Relationships & Self

The final module covers various topics related to relationships, including love, sexuality, intimacy, and relationship problems.

6.4 Sexuality3:05

6.5 Needs Addressed by Sex3:36

6.6 Psychological Needs3:22

6.7 Social Needs5:23

6.8 Spirituality2:27

6.9 Sex and Quality of Relationship4:37

6.10 Diversity in Sexual Expression5:37

6.11 Erotic Justice6:18

与讲师见面

A. Ka Tat Tsang
Founder of the SSLD System; Professor and Factor-Inwentash Chair in Social Work in the Global Community
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work

So now I have a topic that might be even more uncomfortable for some people.

But again, I think it's important to talk about, is this concept of sexual deviation

or variations in sexual expression that people have that might not be considered

"normal" in our Western kind of context.

>> Yeah, I know it's difficult to talk about.

>> [LAUGH] >> Because what is good or

acceptable normal sex, it actually does vary,

I would say pretty dramatically across cultural context.

Just the very simple example of anal sex, which is sort of a regular

part of a gay sexual relationship is obviously problematic for some people.

And then we can easily imagine a couple negotiating

when one partner feels that it is natural, pleasurable thing to do and

another partner take it as an absolutely no, no.

So the key idea here is,

obviously when you have two individuals negotiating what is sexual and

what kind of sexual relationship that they should be engaged in.

Obviously, our recommendation is that we always focus on consent, mutual respect,

but then people can get stuck on an issue and from the SSLD perspective,

our recommendation is don't get stuck on the issue, don't spend all of your time

talking about like is this kind sex good or bad, is it natural or unnatural.

I think it would be very helpful for

the participating partners to try to understand what does it mean.

What needs does it address.

Why is your partner interested in exploring this, right.

What does it mean to him, her,

to yourself and to the relationship.

I think that is probably, a better way to approach it

than to spend endless hours debating whether a particular kind of sex is good,

not good,

normal,

not normal.

And obviously the personal boundaries

have to be respected and consent has to be established.

We are always very clear on this.

But given that, all right.

I think the general principle is that the two partners involved should

give themselves a lot of space to imagine and try out.

Different forms of sexual expression.

I don't really think that we should just very definitely

say that a is bad or b is out of bounds.

I think people should be setting their own boundaries and limits, right.

Obviously, we're making the assumption,

that we're always talking about consenting adults, involved in this,

>> right, and so it's kind of a negotiation process in terms of what is

good within the context of the relationship.

Or what works within the context of the relationship.

>> Yeah, exactly.

So we have this other very important

dimension too, right, that is the cultural dimension.

What is acceptable in one culture can be totally unacceptable in another culture.

And certain forms of arrangement can be understood as

almost subhuman, you know, some people believe that certain

forms of practice is unimaginable or unthinkable.

I just use a simple example

of polygamy or even a practice that was

actually was supported by Judeo Christian scriptures,

the practice of fraternal succession,

which means that if someone dies and

leaves a widow, then one of his brothers would have to marry this widow.

>> Right. >> And to have sex with her and procreate.

That is something that why they accept it and endorse

within the Judeo Christian scriptures anyway, right.

But it does not widely practiced anymore

at least not in the West.

But that is something that is considered almost like a spiritual,

religious obligation at some point in history in some places.

But it is totally unthinkable in other cultures.

So, I think we have to recognize that, right.

There are huge cultural differences here and

we may want to be more open to understand

the context of how these rules come into being and

how they also change over time and

how they also vary from one social cultural context to another.

>> Absolutely.

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