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Modern Loves: The Anthropology Of Romantic Courtship & Companionate Marriage
by Hirsch, Jennifer S.; Holly Wardlow (Eds.)
About This Book
Grounded in cutting edge feminist anthropological theory, the essays in this volume discuss how women and men craft courtship, intimacy, and marriage around the world, situating intimate relations in their respective social and economic contexts and exposing the dynamics that are shared cross-culturally, as well as those characteristics that are specific to each site.
In this first comparative ethnographic look at the global transformation toward marital ideals characterised by emotional intimacy, companionship, and mutual choice - discussed here as "companionate marriage" - the contributing authors ask how this shift is occurring and explore the factors that promote and hinder it, just who is pushing for these more companionate relationships, and what advantages men and women see in modern love. Case studies are from Mexico, India, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria, Singapore, and Hong Kong and among Latino youth in East Los Angeles. With bibliography and index.
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