| Description |
xii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-271) and indexes. |
| Contents |
1. The many paths to love -- Beyond narrow boundaries -- Definitions -- Passionate love and sexual desire -- Compassionate love -- Anthropological and evolutionary perspectives -- Historical perspectives -- Cross-cultural perspectives -- A view from the West -- A view from the East -- From our perspective -- The future : conclusions -- 2. The romantic, sexual, and marital ideal -- What men and women desire in romantic partners, sexual partners, and mates -- Cultural universals in what is desired -- Cultural differences in what is desired -- Gender differences in what is desired -- Who decides? : from arranged marriages to marriage for love -- Arranged marriages -- Compromising on love -- Love marriages -- More love marriages on the way? -- How do arranged and love marriages work out? -- The debate -- The data -- Conclusions : from front porch to back seat -- 3. Falling in love -- What is this thing called love and how can we measure it? -- Assessing passionate love -- Assessing companionate love -- Other typologies -- Culture and passionate love -- Passion : is something lost in translation? -- The susceptibility to love -- The intensity of passionate love -- Love schemas and passionate love -- Habits of the heart -- Theoretical background -- The evidence -- Conclusions : the spread of passion -- |
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4. Sex : then and there -- Evolutionary perspectives -- General critiques -- Sociobiological critiques -- Historical perspectives -- The East : China -- The West : American and England -- Cross-cultural perspectives -- Conclusions -- 5. Sex : here and now -- The meaning of sex -- The developmental sequence -- Sexual orientation -- Homosexuality -- Attitudes toward homosexuality -- Homosexual activity -- Premarital sex -- Attitudes toward premarital sex -- Premarital sexual activity -- Marital sex -- Attitudes toward marital sex -- Marital sexual activity -- Extramarital sex -- Attitudes toward extramarital sex -- Extramarital sexual activity -- Conclusions -- 6. Passion, for better or worse -- The ecstasy of passionate love -- Moments of exultation -- A sense of union -- Feeling secure and safe : commitment -- Feeling understood and accepted : intimacy -- Sexual excitement -- Love and the immune system -- The agony of passionate love -- Love, fear, and anxiety -- Unrequited love -- Jealousy -- The cross-magnification process -- Love schemas and the highs and lows of love -- Love schemas and the delights of love -- Love schemas and the pains of love -- Conclusions -- |
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7. Breaking up and starting over -- Passionate love in other cultures -- The end of the affair -- Dating relationships : breaking up -- Marriages : divorce -- Death -- Explaining breakups or divorce -- Who had control? -- "His" and "her" breakup : what were the reasons for the breakup? -- The emotional aftermath of breakups and divorce -- Guilt -- Sadness and depression -- Anger and bitterness -- Loneliness -- Falling ill -- Love schemas and reactions to loss -- Dealing with loss -- Gender differences in dealing with loss -- Cultural differences in dealing with loss -- Starting over : dating and remarriage -- Gender differences in remarriage -- How happy are second marriages? -- Conclusions -- From male supremacy to gender equality -- The pursuit of happiness and the avoidance of pain -- A belief that things can change for the better -- Coda : the demise of passionate love and marriage? |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Love -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Sex -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Interpersonal relations -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Added Author |
Rapson, Richard L.
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| Added Title |
Love & sex |
| ISBN |
0761832327 paperback |
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9780761832324 paperback |
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