Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society - Love in an International Context (Hardcover)

Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society reflects on relationships in contemporary society and the role of love and intimacy in framing lives. The book draws on sociological perspectives, cultural sociology and gender theory perspectives. It looks at how love and intimacy is experienced differently and intersected by gender, ethnicity, race and sexuality. This book aims to encourage people to understand theories of intimacy, emotions and desire by examining these concepts contemporaneously and cross-culturally. It also explores how love and intimacy is experienced by young people and how it is impacted by age. It looks at its representation in the media and film and focuses on how gender, ethnicity and sexuality offer different perspectives on love and intimacy. The book shows how relationships are impacted by social networking and new technologies and the opportunities and challenges posed by these new platforms for building relationships. Finally, the book examines how intimacy has become commercialised in late capitalism and how that acts to change relationships. The book is written in an accessible way and explores a range of theoretical debates and contemporary research around emotions, which can be useful for undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral study.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	Ann Brooks
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	140
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-57293-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism
LSN:	1-138-57293-4
Barcode:	9781138572935

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