E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, EPUB3
ISBN: 978-1-4008-2675-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
In everyday life, we invest intense effort and worry to strike the right balance. For example, when a wife's income equals or surpasses her husband's, how much more time should the man devote to household chores or child care? Sometimes legal disputes arise. Should the surviving partner in a same-sex relationship have received compensation for a partner's death as a result of 9/11?
Through a host of compelling examples, Zelizer shows us why price is central to three key areas of intimacy: sexually tinged relations; health care by family members, friends, and professionals; and household economics. She draws both on research and materials ranging from reports on compensation to survivors of 9/11 victims to financial management Web sites and advice books for same-sex couples.
From the bedroom to the courtroom, The Purchase of Intimacy opens a fascinating new window on the inner workings of the economic processes that pervade our private lives.
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Acknowledgments ix
Prologue 1
Chapter 1: Encounters of Intimacy and Economy 7
Chapter 2: Intimacy in Law 47
Chapter 3: Coupling 94
Chapter 4: Caring Relations 158
Chapter 5: Household Commerce 209
Chapter 6: Intimate Revelations 287
References 309
Index 347