‘My Bed or Our Bed?’: Gendered Negotiations in the Sleep of Same-Sex                     Couples

Kirkman, Allison

doi:10.5153/sro.2127

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“…In modern Western societies, sleep is commonly shared by spouses or romantic companions (Rosenblatt, 2006; Troxel, 2010). Several studies have explored the “dyadic nature of sleep” and couples’ experiences (e.g., Hislop, 2007; Kirkman, 2010; Luyster et al., 2016; Meadows, Arber, Venn, & Hislop, 2008; Strawbridge, Shema, & Roberts, 2004; Zarhin, 2016a), but further research is needed to understand the process of sleep interembodiment—how bodies are experienced as intertwined with the body of a sleep partner (Zarhin, 2018a).…”

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“You have to do something”: Snoring, sleep interembodiment and the emergence of agency

Zarhin

2020

British Journal of Sociology

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Although the sociology of sleep is a growing subfield, little is known about agency in the context of sleep. This article contributes to the sociological literature by showing how different types of agency emerge as a result of sleep interembodiment (i.e., experiencing sleep partners’ bodies as intertwined). The study draws on qualitative data generated through in‐depth interviews with 70 snorers and 20 sleep partners of snorers. Interviews were conducted in Israel and were analysed following constructivist grounded theory principles. Results indicate that two types of agency coexist and, in fact, co‐constitute one another: The first type, herein termed material agency, reflects the post‐humanist tradition, which conceptualizes agents as entities (whether human or nonhuman) that alter a state of affairs by making a difference in another agent's action. This type of agency exists in both wakefulness and throughout periods of sleep, as the snorer’s body acts and interacts with a partner's body in ways that engender significant change in their lives, relationships, and actions. In contrast, the second type, herein termed reflexive agency, reflects the humanist tradition, which regards agency as individuals' creative and assertive capacities motivated by intentionality and reflexivity. This type of agency declines significantly during stages of deep sleep but re‐emerges in response to partners' actions. The article adds to the literature by refining the concept of agency and elucidating its relationship to both accountability and interembodiment. In addition, the article provides much‐needed empirical evidence showing how “personal responsibility” for health, as required by neoliberal discourses, is invoked within families, specifically with regard to sleep. This study therefore shows how certain macro‐level structures of neoliberalism are enacted and reinforced within micro‐level interactions.

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“You have to do something”: Snoring, sleep interembodiment and the emergence of agency

Zarhin

2020

British Journal of Sociology

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“…Most articles included some subjective method for assessing sleep quality (Afsahri et al, 2018; Costa et al, 2017; Dittami et al, 2007; Hislop, 2007; Junker et al, 2016; Khastar et al, 2020; Kirkman, 2010; Nozoe et al, 2014; Ogunbajo et al, 2020; Pallesen et al, 2020). Of these, eight articles used questionnaires (Afsahri et al, 2018; Costa et al, 2017; Junker et al, 2016; Khastar et al, 2020; Nozoe et al, 2014; Ogunbajo et al, 2020; Pallesen et al, 2020; Seehuus & Pigeon, 2018).…”

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“…Again, inter‐rater agreement was examined by calculation of Cohen’s Kappa. Kappa was significant and ranged from 0.408 to 0.691 for most papers, with the exception of Dittami et al (2007), κ = 0.194, p = 0.222, and Kirkman (2010), κ = −0.111, p = 0.681.…”

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“…We focus on healthy participants because prior work has reviewed only the relation between sexual behaviour and sleep in pathological (Schenck et al, 2007) or abused (Gallegos et al, 2019; Kajeepeta et al, 2015; Steine et al, 2012) samples. In contrast, the association between touch and sleep in healthy adults has been neglected, even though pre‐sleep touch and touch during sleep is also likely to occur in people that show healthy sleep patterns (Hislop, 2007; Kirkman, 2010; Meadows et al, 2008; National Sleep Foundation, 2005; Venn, 2007). We furthermore excluded research on violent or abusive touch, as we wanted to understand more about the links between sleep and touch outside of the context of abuse, which has been researched extensively before (Gallegos et al, 2019; Kajeepeta et al, 2015; Steine et al, 2012).…”

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Associations between tactile intimacy and sleep quality in healthy adults: A systematic review

Dueren

Perach

Banissy

et al. 2021

Journal of Sleep Research

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Sleep is not only a physiological necessity, but also a social activity shared by those who sleep together (Troxel, 2010). The interpersonal aspects of sleep have been increasingly researched in the recent past (Troxel, 2010;Troxel et al., 2007). One component of co-sleep that emerges consistently when couples are asked about their sleep habits is tactile intimacy (Hislop, 2007;Kirkman, 2010;Meadows et al., 2008;Venn, 2007). Here, tactile intimacy is used to refer to a range of attitudes and experiences including different types of touch (e.g. interpersonal, affective, or self-touch), frequency of tactile experiences in one's life, and satisfaction with touch.One type of tactile intimacy is affective touch. Affective touch is usually shared with another person and comes in a variety of forms such as hugging or sexual activity, both of which have been associ-

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“…With the recent exception of Coveney (2014) who adopts semistructured interviews to examine the student sleep management experience, no intensive qualitative inquiry has been carried out to examine how university students actually experience sleep, see sleep as a meaningful activity, and articulate its situational conditions. This is despite the emergence of qualitative sleep research among and between other identified social groups such as sexes and genders (Hislop, 2007; Kirkman, 2010; Venn, 2007; Venn, Arber, Meadows, & Hislop, 2008), children and adolescents (Moran-Ellis & Venn, 2007; Williams, Lowe, & Griffiths, 2007), and older adults (Venn & Arber, 2011).…”

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Using Solicited Written Qualitative Diaries to Develop Conceptual Understandings of Sleep

Gawley

2018

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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This article presents the use of the solicited written qualitative sleep diary as a method for understanding sleep experience. The article reviews selected quantitative and qualitative research to contextualize contemporary sleep circumstances and concerns. It continues with a summary of previous diary applications in social scientific sleep research. The article then outlines the diary template, data collection procedures, and sampling. Diaries were received from a sample of 48 university students at a Canadian university campus who enrolled in a fourth-year course on sleep and society. The method's analytical potential is highlighted by student accounts that construct meanings of sleep around academic accomplishments which are conceptualized as "rituals of obligation." Students interpret sleep as a shutting off from ritual obligation. "Shut off" is observed in four ways: personalized management techniques, calendar rhythmicity, introspective bargaining, and the sleep fritter. The methodological discussion of the sleep diary echoes previously articulated observations about the method while offering additional strengths, precautions, and possibilities relating to the diary's trustworthiness as a prioritized data collection method. The solicited written qualitative sleep diary benefits from its access and flexibility of participation, the encouragement of creative expression, the adoption of incentives and support mechanisms, and research reflexivity.

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‘My Bed or Our Bed?’: Gendered Negotiations in the Sleep of Same-Sex Couples

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

“You have to do something”: Snoring, sleep interembodiment and the emergence of agency

“You have to do something”: Snoring, sleep interembodiment and the emergence of agency

Associations between tactile intimacy and sleep quality in healthy adults: A systematic review

Using Solicited Written Qualitative Diaries to Develop Conceptual Understandings of Sleep

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