Love and Freedom (eBook)

Transcending Monogamy and Polyamory

Jorge N. Ferrer (Autor)

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2021
212 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-5658-2 (ISBN)

Infos

In Love and Freedom, Jorge Ferrer proposes a paradigm shift in how romantic relationships are conceptualized, a step forward in the evolution of modern relationships. In the same way that the transgender movement surmounted the gender binary, Ferrer defines how a parallel step canand shouldbe taken with the relational style binary. This book offers the first systematic discussion of relationship modes beyond monogamy and polyamory, as well as introduces the notion of ';relational freedom' as the capability to choose one's relational style free from biological, psychological, and sociocultural conditionings. To achieve these goals, Ferrer first discusses a number of critical categoriesspecifically, monopride/polyphobia, and polypride/monophobiathat mediate the contemporary ';monopoly wars,' that is, the predicament of mutual competition among monogamists and polyamorists. The ideological nature of these ';monopoly wars' is demonstrated through a review of available empirical literature on the psychological health and relationship quality of monogamous and polyamorous individuals and couples. Then, after showing how monogamy and polyamory ultimately reinforce each other, Ferrer articulates three relational pathways to living in-between, through, and beyond the mono/poly binary: fluidity, hybridity, and transcendence. Moving beyond that binary opens a fuzzy, liminal, and multivocal relational space that Ferrer calls novogamy. In this groundbreaking book, readers will learn practical tools to not only transform jealousy, but also enhance their relational freedom while being aware of key issues of diversity and social justice. They will also learn novel criteria to evaluate the success of their intimate relationships, and be introduced to a transformed vision of romantic love beyond both monocentrism and emerging polynormativities.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.7.2021
• Reihe/Serie: Diverse Sexualities, Genders, and Relationships
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Politik / Gesellschaft
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Partnerschaft / Sexualität
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Familien- / Systemische Therapie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: Compersion • consensual nonmonogamy • Counseling LGBTQ couples • couples counseling • Couple therapy • Human sexuality • Intersectional framework • Jealousy • LGBTQ Advocates • LGBTQ counseling • LGBTQ Psychology • LGBTQ Psychotherapy • LGBTQ social work • marriage • Marriage and Family Therapy • Marriage Counseling • Mental Health • Mental Health Policy • Mental health services • mental health system • Metamours • monogamy • Mononormativity • non-monogamy • Nonmonogamy coach • open relationships • Philosophy of Gender • Philosophy of Love • Philosophy of Sex • philosophy of sexuality • Polyamory • Polyamory and children • Polyamory and families • Polyamory and the lifespan • Polyamory coach • Polyamory dynamics • Polyamory legal issues • Polygamy • Polyphobia • poly therapy • queer identity • queer relationships • Queer Sociology • Race Class Gender Polamory • relationships • romantic love • Sex Education • sex therapy • Social Work with LGBTQ community • Sociology of Families • Swingers • Thruples
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-5658-X / 153815658X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-5658-2 / 9781538156582