Distance relationships
Subtitle: intimacy and emotions amongst academics and their partners in dual-locations
By: Mary Holmes
Series: Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781137003867
Subjects: Long-distance relationships; Communication in families; College teachers; Interpersonal relations; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Family Relationships; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Marriage; PSYCHOLOGY / Interpersonal Relations; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Couples & Family; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family
Description: "We tend to imagine that living apart from lovers is painful and unpleasant, but for many couples relating at a distance is not just a difficult or necessary part of their life, but may have its pleasures. This book draws on interviews with UK couples in distance relationships 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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1. Introduction2. Theorising Distance Relationships3. Investigating Experiences of Academic-Oriented Distance Relating4. A Story of Complexity in a Distance Relationship5. Changing Global Contexts6. Relationality and Normativity: How Relationships are Made in Interaction7. Emotional Reflexivity in Intimate Life8. ConclusionPostscript.