Modern Loves
The Anthropology of Romantic Courtship and Companionate Marriage
Holly Wardlow editor Jennifer S Hirsch editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:The University of Michigan Press
Published:30th Nov '06
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In this first comparative ethnographic look at the global transformation towards a marital ideal characterized by emotional intimacy, companionship, and mutual choice - known as ""companionate marriage"" - ""Modern Loves"" asks how this shift is occuring, exploring the factors that both promote and hinder it, who is pushing for these more companionate relationships, and what advantages men and women see in modern love. The contributors analyze the intricate negotiations surrounding love, marriage, and sex in Mexico, India, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Singapore, and among Latina youth in Los Angeles.
Modern Loves offers an overview of current scholarship on love in the context of sexual relationships cross-culturally, and provides a view of the complexity of varied aspects of emotion, social structure, and social change in contemporary sexual relationships. It makes the case for a political economic understanding of the emergence of ideologies of love, marriage, and courtship as part of expanding global economies. - Linda-Anne Rebhun, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Yale University
ISBN: 9780472069590
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 342g
288 pages