Drawing on interviews with UK couples in distance relationships, this book seeks to explain, evaluate and advance sociological debates about intimate life. It provides a rich and human perspective on how bodies, emotions and connections to others are key in maintaining intimate relationships.
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1. Introduction 2. Theorising Distance Relationships 3. Investigating Experiences of Academic-Oriented Distance Relating 4. A Story of Complexity in a Distance Relationship 5. Changing Global Contexts 6. Relationality and Normativity: How Relationships are Made in Interaction 7. Emotional Reflexivity in Intimate Life 8. Conclusion Postscript
Sobre el autor
Mary Holmes is a Senior Lecturer at the Sociology Department of the University of Edinburgh, UK. She co-authored Heterosexuality in Theory and Practice (2012) with Chris Beasley and Heather Brook. Her other books include Gender and Everyday Life (2009) and What is Gender? (2007).
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