Theorizing Sex in Heterodox Society: Postmodernity, Late Capitalism and Non-Monogamous Sexual Behavior‪.‬

Introduction (1) This discourse sets forth an account of past and present normative stands and their relationship to a contemporary form of sexual activity termed "the lifestyle". The paper represents what Foucault termed an "effective history" (Grenz, p.147 , 1996), in that I make no claim to a privileged perspective outside of history but rather set forth a pragmatic account which suggests a coherent interpretation of a possible history of action that helps explain why standards of behavior appeared in history as they have and why they are now changing. The claims of the piece are grounded in a pragmatic understanding of truth rather than an essentialist, objectivist assertion of universal certainty.