{"product_id":"love-and-intimacy-in-contemporary-society-9781138572331","title":"Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove and Intimacy in Contemporary Society\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. Fina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Senior international scholar Ann Brooks delivers a valuable contribution to the fast-growing areas of critical love studies and sociology of emotions with this interdisciplinary look at love. Her cutting-edge survey of current research provides a ‘state-of-the-field’ framework examining relationships, globalization, today’s online culture, and more. A masterly synthesis!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine M. Roach\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor of Gender and Culture Studies, University of Alabama; Author of \u003ci\u003eHappily Ever After: The Romance Story in Popular Culture,\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels \u003ci\u003eMaster of Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKnight of Love\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The scope and diversity of scholarship on love and intimacy can be daunting, but Ann Brooks’s \u003ci\u003eLove and Intimacy in Contemporary Society: Love in an International Context\u003c\/i\u003e offers an accessible, richly informative introduction. Anyone interested in real-life love and \/ or its media representations will find much to learn.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric Murphy Selinger\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor of English at DePaul University; Editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Popular Romance Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Is It Then Between Us? Traditions of Love in American Poetry,\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eRomance Fiction and American Culture: Love as the Practice of Freedom.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Senior international scholar Ann Brooks delivers a valuable contribution to the fast-growing areas of critical love studies and sociology of emotions with this interdisciplinary look at love. Her cutting-edge survey of current research provides a ‘state-of-the-field’ framework examining relationships, globalization, today’s online culture, and more. A masterly synthesis!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine M. Roach\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor of Gender and Culture Studies, University of Alabama; Author of \u003ci\u003eHappily Ever After: The Romance Story in Popular Culture,\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels \u003ci\u003eMaster of Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKnight of Love\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The scope and diversity of scholarship on love and intimacy can be daunting, but Ann Brooks’s \u003ci\u003eLove and Intimacy in Contemporary Society: Love in an International Context\u003c\/i\u003e offers an accessible, richly informative introduction. Anyone interested in real-life love and \/ or its media representations will find much to learn.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric Murphy Selinger\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor of English at DePaul University; Editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Popular Romance Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Is It Then Between Us? Traditions of Love in American Poetry,\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eRomance Fiction and American Culture: Love as the Practice of Freedom.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction; 1. Love in a Globalized World; 2. Diversity and Intimacy in Contemporary Society; 3.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eBeing Young and in Love; 4. Modern Romance; 5. Love in the Movies; 6. Love and Intimacy in Marriage; 7. Adultery, Love and Social Networking; 8. New Technology, Intimacy and Work; 9. The Commercialization of Intimacy; Conclusion. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019501306199,"sku":"9781138572331","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138572331.jpg?v=1750780455","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/love-and-intimacy-in-contemporary-society-9781138572331","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}