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In one of the great euphemisms of our time, an embattled President
Clinton admitted to an "inappropriate relationship" with his White
House intern, Monica Lewinsky. But what exactly is an
"inappropriate relationship?" For that matter, what is an
"appropriate relationship?" And how can an understanding of the
rules of "appropriateness" help us understand personal
relationships in our modern world?
Contributors to this book discuss the personal boundaries and
taboos of modern relationships. Together they examine the power
struggles that can occur when individuals are involved in
"inappropriate" relationships, and the ways individuals in such a
relationship may attempt to buffer themselves against sanctions--or
even embrace this relationship as an agent of social change.
Representing work from a range of disciplines, this collection
will appeal to scholars, researchers, students, and professionals
working on relationships issues in areas across the social
sciences, including those working in the fields of social
psychology, family studies, social anthropology, cultural studies,
and communication.
In one of the great euphemisms of our time, an embattled President
Clinton admitted to an "inappropriate relationship" with his White
House intern, Monica Lewinsky. But what exactly is an
"inappropriate relationship?" For that matter, what is an
"appropriate relationship?" And how can an understanding of the
rules of "appropriateness" help us understand personal
relationships in our modern world? Contributors to this book
discuss the personal boundaries and taboos of modern relationships.
Together they examine the power struggles that can occur when
individuals are involved in "inappropriate" relationships, and the
ways individuals in such a relationship may attempt to buffer
themselves against sanctions--or even embrace this relationship as
an agent of social change. Representing work from a range of
disciplines, this collection will appeal to scholars, researchers,
students, and professionals working on relationships issues in
areas across the social sciences, including those working in the
fields of social psychology, family studies, social anthropology,
cultural studies, and communication.
In a fast-changing world, what impact does social change have on
our everyday relationships? How do modernisation processes
influence our broader values, and how might these then affect our
desires to marry, have a family and develop our social networks?
And how do sudden events in a society - invasions, civil conflict,
terrorist attacks, collapse of a political system - influence our
relationship decisions and processes? In this book Goodwin
critically reviews the literature on modernisation and contemporary
relationships, challenging simplistic conclusions about the 'end of
intimacy' and the inevitable decline of personal commitment.
Reviewing work from across the globe, he also contends that
adaptation to rapid change is moderated by individual, social class
and cultural variations, with consequently differing impacts on
everyday relations. In doing so he brings together contemporary
debates in psychology, sociology and the political sciences on
coping with social change and its impact on personal relations.
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