This is a highly original and in many ways brilliant text. It is a
model of how historical/process sociological research ought to be
conducted and written-up. The author's subtle blending of theory
and data is outstanding' - "Eric Dunning, Professor of Sociology,
University of Leicester
"
Wouters has written a book both broad in scope and deep in
analytic reach. Exploring changes in courtship norms over the last
century in English, Dutch, German and American books of manners, he
discovers changes which confirm the theory of informalization.
Relations between the sexes are, he shows us, less regulated from
outside and more from inside. This change calls - paradoxically -
for both an emancipation of emotion and an ever sharper cultural
eye on ways of managing emotion. The book carries Elias's classic,
The Civilizing Process one giant step further. An important
contribution and a fascinating read' -" Arlie Russell Hochschild,
University of California
"
This dazzling book examines changes in American, Dutch, English
and German manners, regarding the changing relationships between
men and women. From the disappearance of rules for chaperonage and
the rise of new codes for courting, dates, public dances and the
work place, it shows how women have become their own chaperone by
gaining the rights to pay for themselves, to have a job and be a
sexual subject.
This original and thought-provoking book:
- provides empirical evidence showing how younger generations
removed their courting from under parental wings and how the
balance of power between the sexes shifted in women's favour;
- monitors changes in codes regarding sexuality by focusing on
the balance betweenthe desire for sexual gratification and the
longing for enduring intimacy;
- documents the balance of controls over sexual impulses and
emotions shifting from external social controls to internal
ones;
- compares nationally different trends, particularly between the
USA and Europe, focusing on the American dating system and its
resulting double standards;
- argues that the initial greater freedom of American women has
turned into a deficit.
Cas Wouters teaches Sociology at Utrecht University
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