Romantic Passion

Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-231-09687-4
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 426 g

Observers from the West, the book contends, have incorrectly projected rigid ethnocentric notions of love and marriage onto cultures around the world. Contributors look beyond each society's "official" institutions to explore expressions of love. They find, for instance, that arranged marriages and polygamy do not necessarily indicate a lack of romantic passion but rather that people in such cultures may expect to look elsewhere for love. Contributors also look at the other side of the equation: rejection and grief.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jankowiak, William

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie

Über Autor(innen)

William Jankowiak is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.