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The Dilemma of Coalition Instability in Consensual Nonmonogamy - Three Against Two Against One (Hardcover)
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The Dilemma of Coalition Instability in Consensual Nonmonogamy - Three Against Two Against One (Hardcover)
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Different forms of consensual nonmonogamy, such as polyamory and
swinging, have achieved greater prominence in daily conversation
and representation in mass media. Although advocates recognize that
the presence of additional people creates difficulties, the author
argues that this greater complexity may lead to unavoidable
instability. Drawing from classic work by Georg Simmel as well as
modern research in the social sciences, James K. Beggan considers
how the presence of a third person is what allows the formation of
coalitions which then become part of the process that can break
apart the triad. This paradox-explained with reference to game
theory and social interdependence-represents the existential threat
to the quest for consensual nonmonogamy. Beggan describes how
psychological processes involving social comparison and gender and
sexual orientation can limit the formation of certain types of
coalitions which, in turn, influence which relationships can be
expected to emerge in the context of consensual nonmonogamy. His
analysis includes macro-level social issues related to establishing
consensual nonmonogamy as a valid social identity and alternative
to conventional marriage. Using insights from game theory, he
suggests possible meta-solutions to coalition conflicts that emerge
in triadic romantic and sexual relationships.
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