Changing relations : achieving intimacy in a time of social transition

Title
  1. Changing relations : achieving intimacy in a time of social transition / Robin Goodwin.
Published by
  1. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Author
  1. Goodwin, Robin, 1964-

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Description
  1. xxi, 221 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. "In a fast-changing world, what impact does social change have on our everyday relationships? How do modernisation processes influence our broader values, and how might these then affect our desires to marry, have a family, and develop our social networks? And how do sudden events in a society - invasions, civil conflict, terrorist attacks, collapse of a political system influence our relationship decisions and processes?" "In this book, Robin Goodwin critically reviews the literature on modernisation and contemporary relationships, challenging simplistic conclusions about the end of intimacy and the inevitable decline of personal commitment. Reviewing work from across the globe, he also contends that adaptation to rapid change is moderated by individual, social class, and cultural variations, with consequently differing impacts on everyday relations. In doing so, he brings together contemporary debates in psychology, sociology, and the political sciences on coping with social change and its impact on personal relations."--BOOK JACKET.
Series statement
  1. Advances in personal relationships
Uniform title
  1. Advances in personal relationships (Cambridge, England)
Subject
  1. Interpersonal relations
  2. Intimacy (Psychology)
  3. Social networks
  4. Social change
  5. Social Support
  6. Interpersonal Relations
  7. 77.63 social interaction and relations
  8. Interpersonal relations
  9. Social change
  10. Social networks
  11. Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
  12. Soziales Netzwerk
  13. Intimsphäre
  14. Sozialer Wandel
  15. Interpersoonlijke relaties
  16. Intimiteit
  17. Sociale netwerken
  18. Sociale verandering
Contents
  1. The nature of social change -- The myth of modernisation? -- More beautiful than a monkey: the achievement of intimacy -- Friends and social networks -- Sex and the modern city -- Marriage and the family -- Modelling social change and relationships.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-215) and index.