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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785456603321

Autore

Anapol Deborah M

Titolo

Polyamory in the twenty-first century [[electronic resource] ] : love and intimacy with multiple partners / / Deborah Anapol

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham [Md.], : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2010]

ISBN

1-282-64045-3

9786612640452

1-4422-0023-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

306.84/23

Soggetti

Sexual ethics

Open marriage

Homosexuality - Psychological aspects

Non-monogamous relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-254) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 01. WHAT IS POLYAMORY?; Chapter 02. WHO CHOOSES POLYAMORY, AND WHY?; Chapter 03. THE HISTORY OF POLYAMORY; Chapter 04. THE ETHICS OF POLYAMORY; Chapter 05. THE POLYAMOROUS PERSONALITY; Chapter 06. THE CHALLENGE OF JEALOUSY; Chapter 07. POLYAMORY AND CHILDREN; Chapter 08. COMING-OUT ISSUES; Chapter 09. CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES; Chapter 10. POLYAMORY IN MYTH, ARCHETYPES, AND HUMAN EVOLUTION; Chapter 11. THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF POLYAMORY; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

Polyamory means having simultaneous close emotional, and possibly sexual, relationships with two or more other individuals with the knowledge and consent of all partners concerned. The growing practice of polyamory in the U.S. indicates a significant shift in the way marriage and intimate relationships have evolved over the last few decades. This is the first book on the topic written for a general audience, for both those interested in practicing polyamory and those who have no intention of doing so. Readers who would like to better understand



what this increasingly visible way of relating is