14nov17:3018:15Normative Change in Romantic Relationships: Mapping Consensual Non-MonogamyAntonia Velicu & Heiko Rauhut - ONLINE17:30 - 18:15

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Around 60% of people report some form of non-monogamy – current, past or fantasized – yet they believe only 35% of others do the same. And while few would criticize someone in an open relationship, most assume others would. So is monogamy held in place by real agreement, or by misperception? In this talk, sociologists Antonia Velicu and Heiko Rauhut of the University of Zurich present first findings and a new research agenda exploring how relationship norms are changing in Switzerland, Austria and Germany – and what helps people choose non-monogamy despite social pressure.

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14.11.2026 17:30 - 18:15 View in my time

Speaker

Antonia Velicu, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher in Sociology, University of Zurich

Antonia Velicu is a postdoctoral researcher in sociology at the University of Zurich. Her work asks what counts as normal in love, sexuality and family life – and how these norms shift as people live differently. Since her early research on polyamorous families, she has studied non-nuclear and non-monogamous relationships, and together with Heiko Rauhut she is now building one of the first large-scale studies of consensual non-monogamy in the German-speaking world. Alongside her research, she runs the Instagram account Sociology Unpacked, making sociology accessible to a wider public.

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