02902nam 2200685 450 991082500360332120230803220514.01-4422-5310-X1-4422-2296-4(CKB)2550000001166985(EBL)1574426(OCoLC)864744581(SSID)ssj0001061512(PQKBManifestationID)12461291(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061512(PQKBWorkID)11099500(PQKB)10995205(SSID)ssj0001693364(PQKBManifestationID)16546800(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001693364(PQKBWorkID)15065462(PQKB)25092044(MiAaPQ)EBC1574426(Au-PeEL)EBL1574426(CaPaEBR)ebr10816148(CaONFJC)MIL548378(EXLCZ)99255000000116698520131224d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe polyamorists next door inside multiple-partner relationships and families /Elisabeth SheffLanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,2014.©20141 online resource (345 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-2295-6 1-306-17127-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Understanding Polyamorous Relationships; 1 What Is Polyamory?; 2 Who Does Polyamory, and Why?; 3 Polyamorous Communities in the United States; 4 Issues Facing Poly Relationships; Part Two: Polyamorous Families with Children; 5 Children in Poly Families; 6 Adults in Poly Families; 7 Benefits of Polyamorous Family Life; 8 Difficulties in Polyamorous Families; 9 Overcoming Obstacles; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book introduces polyamorous families and explains how they come to be, manage the ins and outs of daily family life, and cope with the challenges they face both within their families and from society at large. Using polyamorists' own stories, Elisabeth Sheff investigates the polyamorous household and reveals its advantages, its disadvantages, and the daily lives of those living in them.Non-monogamous relationshipsOpen marriageFamiliesSexual ethicsNon-monogamous relationships.Open marriage.Families.Sexual ethics.306.84Sheff Elisabeth1969-1595444MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825003603321The polyamorists next door3916408UNINA