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Hardback. This book examines the gripes which plague the lives of modern couples Jean-Claude Kaufmann is one of the best-selling sociologists in France and always provides interesting and accessible accounts of everyday life Often amusing, this study explains the importance of overcoming conflict in strengthening a relationship. Translator(s): Morrison, Helen. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
We all know what it's like to be annoyed by little things that our husband, wife or partner does – leaving the cap off the toothpaste tube, leaving the toilet lid up, leaving dirty clothes on the floor – and we know how easily these little grievances of everyday life can spin out of control. In this brilliant new book the sociologist Jean-Claude Kaufmann shows us how and why sparks can suddenly fly even in the most well-adjusted couples.
We all know what it's like to be annoyed by little things that our husband, wife or partner does – leaving the cap off the toothpaste tube, leaving the toilet lid up, leaving dirty clothes on the floor – and we know how easily these little grievances of everyday life can spin out of control. In this brilliant new book the sociologist Jean-Claude Kaufmann shows us how and why sparks can suddenly fly even in the most well-adjusted couples.
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When this occurs, a whole panoply of tactics is deployed, ranging from the combative (secret acts of revenge) through the neutral (sulking) to the subtly loving. But these stormy episodes within relationships can have a happy ending, for it is through learning to overcome these irritations and aggravations that love is ultimately strengthened.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745643618
SKU
V9780745643618
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99-34
About Jean-Claude Kaufmann
Jean-Claude Kaufmann, Professor of Sociology, University of Paris V, Sorbonne Translated by Helen Morrison
Reviews for Gripes
"Kaufmann is a wise and clever microsociologist, inspired by Erving Goffman, by fashion magazines, and by kittenish and cougarish women. He is the voice of the annoyed, the vexed, the fearful, and the comforted." Contemporary Sociology "Living in an increasingly detraditionalised world opens up glorious new opportunities for individual autonomy and self-realisation. It also creates unprecedented pressures on ... Read more