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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824414703321

Titolo

Inappropriate relationships [[electronic resource] ] : the unconventional, the disapproved & the forbidden / / edited by Robin Goodwin and Duncan Cramer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002

ISBN

1-135-65242-2

1-282-32523-X

9786612325236

1-4106-1239-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Collana

LEA's series on personal relationships

Altri autori (Persone)

GoodwinRobin <1964->

CramerDuncan <1948->

Disciplina

302

Soggetti

Interpersonal relations

Social norms

Sexual ethics

Interpersonal relations and culture

Social change

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Contributors; I: Conceptualizing Inappropriate Relationships; II: Inappropriate Marriages; III: Counternormative Relationships; IV: Power-Discrepant Relationships; V: Epilogue; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

In one of the great euphemisms of our time, an embattled President Clinton admitted to an ""inappropriate relationship"" with his White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. But what exactly is an ""inappropriate relationship?"" For that matter, what is an ""appropriate relationship?"" And how can an understanding of the rules of ""appropriateness"" help us understand personal relationships in our modern world?   Contributors to this book discuss the personal boundaries and taboos of modern relationships. Together they examine the power struggles that can occur when individuals are involved i