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Love and Sex - Elaine Hatfield, Richard L. Rapson

Love and Sex

Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Buch | Softcover
320 Seiten
1995
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-205-16103-4 (ISBN)
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Presents the story of love and sex in the world. This book aims to assess how intimate relationships are carried out in an array of societies. It follows an approach which is multidisciplinary and cross-cultural, useful for students of psychology, anthropology, sociology, history, literature, and art.
Targeting an area of research that has long been dominated by “Western” scientists, Elaine Hatfield and Richard L. Rapson tell a new and updated story of love and sex in the modern world. With the advent of technology that is progressively “shrinking” our global community, the authors aim to assess how intimate relationships are carried out in a wide array of societies. The approach is multidisciplinary and cross-cultural, appealing to students of psychology, anthropology, sociology, history, literature, and art. A strong research base and an appealing narrative style characterize this ideal supplementary text.

Preface.


1. The Many Paths to Love.


Beyond Narrow Boundaries.



Definitions.



Passionate Love Sexual Desire Companionate Love



Anthropological and Evolutionary Perspectives.



Psychological Perspectives.



Historical Perspectives.



Cross-Cultural Perspectives.



From the West From the East From Our Perspective



The Future: Conclusions.



2. The Romantic, Sexual, and Marital Ideal.


Introduction.



What People Desire in Romantic, Sexual, and Marital Partners.



Cultural Universals in What is Desired Cultural Differences in What is Desired Gender Differences in What is Desired



Who Decides? From Arranged Marriages to Marriage for Love.



Arranged Marriages Compromising on Love Love Marriages More Love Marriages on the Way?



How do Arranged and Love Marriages Work Out?



The Debate The Data



Conclusions: From Front Porch to Back Seat.



3. Falling in Love.


Introduction.



What Is This Thing Called Love and How Can We Measure It?



Assessing Passionate Love Assessing Companionate Love Other Typologies



Culture and Passionate Love.



Passion: Is Something Lost in Translation? The Susceptibility to Love The Intensity of Love



Love Schemas and Passionate Love.



Habits of the Heart Theoretical Background The Evidence



Conclusions: The Spread of Passion.



4. Sex: Then and There.


Introduction.



Evolutionary Perspectives.



General Critiques Sociobiological Critiques



Historical Perspectives.



The East: China The West: America and England



Cross-Cultural Perspectives.



Conclusions.



5. Sex: Now and Everywhere.


Introduction.



The Meaning of Sex.



The Developmental Sequence.



Sexual Orientation.



Homosexuality.



Attitudes Toward Homosexuality Homosexual Activity



Premarital Sex.



Attitudes Toward Premarital Sex Premarital Sexual Activity



Marital Sex.



Attitudes Toward Marital Sex Marital Sexual Activity



Extramarital Sex.



Attitudes Toward Extramarital Sex Extramarital Sexual Activity



Conclusions.



6. Passion—For Better or Worse.


Introduction.



The Ecstasy of Passionate Love.



Moments of Exultation A Sense of Union Feeling Safe and Secure: Commitment Feeling Understood and Accepted: Intimacy Sexual Excitement Love and the Immune System



The Agony of Passionate Love.



Anxiety and Fear Unrequited Love Jealousy Dating and Marital Violence



The Cross-Magnification Process.



Love Schemas and the Highs and Lows of Love.



Love Schemas and the Delights of Love Love Schemas and the Pain of Love



Conclusions.



7. Breaking Up and Starting Over.


Introduction: The Decline and Fall of Passionate Love.



Passionate Love in Other Cultures



The End of the Affair.



Breaking Up Divorce Death



Explaining Breakups or Divorce.



Who Had Control? “His” and “Her” Breakup: What Were the Reasons for the Breakup?



The Emotional Aftermath of Breakups and Divorce.



Guilt Sadness and Depression Anger and Bitterness Loneliness Falling Ill



Love Schemas and Reactions to Loss.



Dealing with Loss.



Gender Differences in Dealing with Loss Cultural Differences in Dealing with Loss



Starting Over: Dating and Remarriage.



Gender Differences in Remarriage How Happy Are Second Marriages?



Conclusions.



From Male Supremacy to Gender Equality Pursuit of Happiness and the Avoidance of Pain A Belief That Things Can Change for the Better



Coda: The Demise of Passionate Love and Marriage?

Erscheint lt. Verlag 7.12.1995
Sprache englisch
Maße 179 x 233 mm
Gewicht 430 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Sexualität / Partnerschaft
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Gender Studies
ISBN-10 0-205-16103-0 / 0205161030
ISBN-13 978-0-205-16103-4 / 9780205161034
Zustand Neuware
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