The Emergence of Middle-Class Deviant Subcultures: The Case of Swingers

Fear of Aids Among Swingers

“…Within marriage, swingers are typically defined as couples who exchange partners solely for sexual purposes. (Walshok, 1971). For singles, swingers are seen as engaging in &dquo;one-night stands&dquo; with little knowledge of their sexual partners (Haas & Haas, 1987).…”

The Palgrave Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender

“…Denfeld & Gordon, 1970), critical (e.g. Walshok, 1971), and balanced (e.g. Grold, 1970) work on swinging, some work suggested that a positive bias among researchers might be skewing the results of some studies (Biblarz & Biblarz, 1980).…”

Promiscuous Intimacies: Rethinking the History of American Casual Sex

“…A practice that provided the "experience of impersonal and varied sex in a context which minimizes any threats to a conventional marriage and life-style" takes us somewhat away from what most people think of as casual sex. 116 As one of the first studies of swinging had pointed out, of all the various ways for husbands and wives to seek sexual variety outside of their relationship "mate swapping is the least threatening and the one most compatible with monogamy". 117 Swinging did (and does) little to challenge the sexual status quo.…”