How Does What I Truly Want in Relationships Guide My View of Sexuality? With Nathan Leonhardt [44]

Media definitely has the potential to shape our understanding of sexuality - what we should think and how we should act. For people who have a long-term vision that involves a more holistic approach of the relational, emotional, and spiritual aspects of sexuality, then you start to see where the message portrayed in pornography doesn't line up with those goals. Listen as Creed and Crishelle talk with Nathan Leonhardt, a PhD student at the University of Toronto, about sexual scripts, research on pornography, and 3 fundamental systems for building relationships.

In this episode:

• We have many sources of info about sex that influence us in addition to media.
• Pornography teaches sexual scripts (expectations) that are more aligned with short-term sexuality than long-term sexuality.
• Research often reports on an incomplete view of romantic relationships.
• Our goals and ideals about relationships and sexuality organize the way we see the world.
• Religious people may report negative effects from viewing pornography because they see the gap between their ideal values and what pornography portrays.

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