Couples by Sally Cline

Couples by Sally Cline

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This work seeks to radically reinterpret what it means to be a couple in the 1990s. The author explores how we define coupledom, why and how it has become the norm in our society, and who it benefits. The book describes how lives can be enhanced or destroyed by intimate partnerships.

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Couples by Sally Cline

A radical reinterpretation of what it means to be a couple in the 1990s. Cline explores how we define coupledom, why and how it has become the norm in our society, and who it benefits. The book describes how the lives of the two sexes can be enhanced or destroyed by intimate partnerships. It shows how social and cultural life revolves around coupledom, and explodes the myths surrounding partnership as the ideal way of life. By questioning the current context for coupledom, it throws a fresh light on couples' goals and motives, and redefines and enlarges our existing definitions of heterosexual, lesbian and gay relationships. Based on scores of interviews with couples both in Britain and the States, THE CLINE REPORT ON COUPLES is a fascinating, extensive and insightful survey of a social construct that, despite being a defining element of our society, remains largely unchallenged.
Sally Cline is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including WOMEN, CELIBACY AND PASSION and LIFTING THE TABOO: WOMEN, DEATH AND DYING.
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ISBN 13 9780751530049
ISBN 10 0751530042
Title Couples
Author Sally Cline
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 1999-12-02
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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