Juvenile affective-sexual practices: between superficiality and romantic deepening

The objective of this article is to analyze questions related to the sexual-affective practices of "hooking up", "seeing each other" and starting relationships, noting its differences. The work draws from various theoretical studies addressing this issue by other authors in human and social sciences. The empirical data are comprised by extensive semi-structured interviews with twelve youths between the ages of 18 and 25 living in Rio de Janeiro. The research shows how young people distinguish these practices in terms of romantic commitment and involvement with others; how they construct a game of variables distinguishing sensation/superficiality and feeling/profundity; and how they often see others as a means of accessing self-satisfaction. The forms by which young people build and live out their romantic relationships contribute to the development of a romantic field that is increasingly unstable and complex.

Source: Psicologia e Sociedade - June 14, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research