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Romantic Passion : A Universal Experience? by William Jankowiak (1997, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231096879

ISBN-139780231096874

eBay Product ID (ePID)1050842

Product Key Features

Number of Pages310 Pages

Publication NameRomantic Passion : a Universal Experience?

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1997

SubjectLove & Romance, Anthropology / General, Emotions, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality)

TypeTextbook

AuthorWilliam Jankowiak

Subject AreaFamily & Relationships, Social Science, Psychology

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight17.2 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN95-006954

Dewey Edition20

ReviewsWhat these often wonderfully evocative field reports demonstrate is that, while the capacity for some kind of passionate attraction to another may very well be a human universal, that capacity is shaped and molded into a myriad of forms by different cultures. A very valuable and timely contribution. Highly recommended., "What these often wonderfully evocative field reports demonstrate is that, while the capacity for some kind of passionate attraction to another may very well be a human universal, that capacity is shaped and molded into a myriad of forms by different cultures. A very valuable and timely contribution. Highly recommended." -- Choice

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal306.7

SynopsisObservers from the West, the book contends, have incorrectly projected rigid ethnocentric notions of love and marriage onto cultures around the world. Contributors look beyond each society's "official" institutions to explore expressions of love. They find, for instance, that arranged marriages and polygamy do not necessarily indicate a lack of romantic passion but rather that people in such cultures may expect to look elsewhere for love. Contributors also look at the other side of the equation: rejection and grief., Observers from the West, the book contends, have incorrectly projected rigid ethnocentric notions of love and marriage onto cultures around the world. Contributors look beyond each society's "official" institutions to explore expressions of love, offering new perspectives on arranged marriages and polygamy and reexaminging as well the other side of the equation: rejection and grief.