BONDAGE
AND
DISCIPLINE,
DOMINATION
AND
SUBMISSION,
SADO-‐MASOCHISM
(BDSM):
PARTNERSHIPS,
COUPLES,
AND
HEALTH
OUTCOMES
by
Rodney
Dean
Powell
A
Dissertation
Presented
to
the
FACULTY
OF
THE
USC
GRADUATE
SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY
OF
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
In
Partial
Fulfillment
of
the
Requirements
for
the
Degree
DOCTOR
OF
PHILOSOPHY
(SOCIOLOGY)
December
2010
Copyright
2010
Rodney
Dean
Powell