The State of Affairs: Explorations in infidelity and Commitment / Edition 1

by Jean Duncombe, Kaeren Harrison, Graham Allan, Dennis Marsden

Overview

The book explores the paradox of why affairs continue to be condemned as immoral at a time when the incidence of affairs continues to rise, and they have become the basic ingredients of soap operas, novels and the media.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780805844573
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/28/2004
Series:	LEA's Series on Personal Relationships
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1390L (what's this?)

About the Author

Jean Duncombe, Kaeren Harrison, Graham Allan, Dennis Marsden

Table of Contents

Foreword, Steve Duck; Preface, Kaeren Harrison, Dennis Marsden; Chapter 1 Sex, Lies, and … Transformation, Lise VanderVoort, Steve Duck; Chapter 2 The Sociological Significance of Affairs, David H. J. Morgan; Chapter 3 Intimacy, Negotiated Nonmonogamy, and the Limits of the Couple, Lynn Jamieson; Chapter 4 Communication and Marital Infidelity, Anita L. Vangelisti, Mandi Gerstenberger; Chapter 5 Renaissance of Romanticism in the Era of Increasing Individualism, Osmo Kontula, Elina Haavio-Mannila; Chapter 6 Men, Women, and Infidelity: Sex Differences in Extradyadic Sex and Jealousy, Bram P. Buunk, Pieternel Dijkstra; Chapter 7 Being Unfaithful: His and Her Affairs, Graham Allan; Chapter 8 “From Here to Epiphany …”: Power and Identity in the Narrative of an Affair, Jean Duncombe, Dennis Marsden; Chapter 9 A Different Affair? Openness and Nonmonogamy in Same Sex Relationships, Brian Heaphy, Catherine Donovan, Jeffrey Weeks; Chapter 10 Affairs and Children, Jean Duncombe, Dennis Marsden; Chapter 11 The Role of Female Friends in the Management of Affairs, Kaeren Harrison;

Editorial Reviews

"Drawing on social psychology, psychology, sociology, and family systems, with various theoretical and methodological perspectives, The State of Affairs is a rich resource for the seasoned counselor and the new professional."

—The Family Journal

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