Research Catalog

Title

Distance relationships : intimacy and emotions amongst academics and their partners in dual-locations / Mary Holmes.

Author

Holmes, Mary, 1965-

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

x, 212 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

"We tend to imagine that living apart from lovers is painful and unpleasant, but for many couples relating at a distance is not just a difficult or necessary part of their life, but may have its pleasures. This book draws on interviews with UK couples in distance relationships to explain, evaluate and advance sociological debates about intimate life. It provides a rich and human perspective on how bodies, emotions and connections to others are key in maintaining intimate relationships"--

Series Statement

Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life

Uniform Title

Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life.

Subject

• FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Family Relationships
• FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Marriage
• PSYCHOLOGY / Interpersonal Relations
• PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Couples & Family
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family
• Long-distance relationships > Great Britain
• Communication in families > Great Britain
• College teachers > Great Britain
• Interpersonal relations > Great Britain

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Theorising Distance Relationships -- 3. Investigating Experiences of Academic-Oriented Distance Relating -- 4. A Story of Complexity in a Distance Relationship -- 5. Changing Global Contexts -- 6. Relationality and Normativity: How Relationships are Made in Interaction -- 7. Emotional Reflexivity in Intimate Life -- Conclusion -- Postscript.

ISBN

• 9781137003867 (hardback)
• 1137003863 (hardback)

LCCN

^^2014024161

OCLC

883510718

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library