1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790950703321

Titolo

The state of affairs [[electronic resource] ] : explorations in infidelity and commitment / / edited by Jean Duncombe ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

ISBN

1-4106-1065-9

9786612321245

0-8058-4458-9

1-282-32124-2

1-135-62729-0

Descrizione fisica

xxv, 253 p. : ill

Collana

LEA's series on personal relationships

Altri autori (Persone)

DuncombeJean <1950->

Disciplina

306.73/6

Soggetti

Adultery

Commitment (Psychology)

Marriage

Couples

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-240) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- About the Contributors -- 1 Sex, Lies, and . . . Transformation -- 2 The Sociological Significance of Affairs -- 3 Intimacy, Negotiated Nonmonogamy and the Limits of the Couple -- 4 Communication and Marital Infidelity -- 5 Renaissance of Romanticism in the Era of Increasing Individualism -- 6 Men, Women, and Infidelity: Sex Differences in Extradyadic Sex and Jealousy -- 7 Being Unfaithful: His and Her Affairs -- 8 "From Here to Epiphany . . .": Power and Identity in the Narrative of an Affair -- 9 A Different Affair? Openness and Nonmonogamy in Same Sex Relationships -- 10 Affairs and Children -- 11 The Role of Female Friends in the Management of Affairs -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume brings together contributions on the study of sexual affairs in committed personal relationships. The editors enlisted colleagues with varied theoretical and methodological perspectives from Britain, the United States, and other countries. Together, their



contributions provide a broad, cross-national perspective on affairs. Grounded in theoretical discussion, the chapters in this book introduce data collected by a broad range of methods, including attitude surveys, large statistical cohort studies, case studies, depth interviews, and group discussions. A number of contributors locate the theoretical discussion of affairs within the broader contemporary ordering of committed relationships, contrasting the liberating and empowering aspects of affairs with the damage they may inflict on society as a whole and on the lives of individuals and families. The themes of passion, transgression, secrecy, lies, betrayal, and gossip are common to a range of chapters throughout. The volume provides broad literature reviews and theoretical discussions concerning particular aspects of affairs, such as communication and jealousy. In addition, case studies are used for the more detailed exploration of heterosexual affairs and contemporary developments in gay male and lesbian relationships. The State of Affairs will be of interest to researchers, scholars, and students in social psychology; communication; sociology; family, social, and clinical psychology; and for practitioners in couple counseling.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910953396203321

Autore

Thompson Michael <1959->

Titolo

Life and action : elementary structures of practice and practical thought / / Michael Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2008

ISBN

9780674267770

067426777X

9780674033962

0674033965

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Classificazione

CC 6960

Disciplina

191

Soggetti

Ethics

Conduct of life

Life

Agent (Philosophy)

Act (Philosophy)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: The representation of life -- Can life be given a real definition? -- The representation of the living individual -- The representation of the life-form itself -- Part II: Naive action theory -- Types of practical explanation -- Naive explanation of action -- Action and time -- Part III: Practical generality -- Two tendencies in practical philosophy -- Practices and dispositions as sources of the goodness of individual actions -- Practice and disposition as sources of individual action.

Sommario/riassunto

Any sound practical philosophy must be clear on practical concepts-concepts, in particular, of life, action, and practice. This clarity is Michael Thompson's aim in his ambitious work. In Thompson's view, failure to comprehend the structures of thought and judgment expressed in these concepts has disfigured modern moral philosophy, rendering it incapable of addressing the larger questions that should be its focus.