I'm still in the throes of writing the paper, but I thought I'd share some of my assessment tools and data with you prior to dumping everything on ya'll at once.
Relationship styles, identified by relationship behaviors:
|
Style
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Sexual
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Emotional
|
Practical
|
|
Monogamy
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Exclusive
|
Exclusive
|
Dyadic
|
|
Swinging
|
Inclusive
|
Exclusive
|
Dyadic
|
|
Open
Relationship
|
Inclusive
|
Inclusive
|
Dyadic
|
|
Polyamory
|
Inclusive
|
Inclusive
|
Non-Dyadic
|
|
Polyfidelity
|
Exclusive
|
Exclusive
|
Non-Dyadic
|
This serves as the main tool I'll be using to match up the actual non-monogamous relationships and how they're most frequently done with the legal dimensions. You can find more details in Review 8. though I have made a few tweaks from the original connections made there, but the core idea still applies.
Also, here's the legal dimensions that I'll be using to asses state laws with:
Category
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Fornication
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Adultery
|
Bigamy
|
|
Friendly
|
None
|
None
|
Simple
|
|
Unfriendly
|
None
|
Present
|
Simple
|
|
Aggressive
|
Present
|
Present
|
Simple
|
|
Dyadic
|
None
|
None
|
Dyadic
|
|
Resistant
|
None
|
Present
|
Dyadic
|
|
Hostile
|
Present
|
Present
|
Dyadic
|
As I wrote about in my BA Senior Thesis, Adultery and Bigamy are the 'big two' that have already been identified. Fornication is the 'new kid,' that I ran into while doing the research.
And, a few research stats for you:
|
Category
|
Number
|
|
Friendly
|
11
|
|
Unfriendly
|
4
|
|
Aggressive
|
8
|
|
Dyadic
|
16
|
|
Resistant
|
6
|
|
Hostile
|
6
|
IMPORTANT NOTE: These numbers are subject to some revision between now and when I finish. Odds are things won't change too much (deviation by 5-10% maybe), so this can serve as a ballpark number for those interested.
Just something to satiate your appetite while I write the paper (-:
Cheers!
- Jason
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