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Distance Relationships
Mary Holmes
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Description for Distance Relationships
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JMC; JMS; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Drawing on interviews with UK couples in distance relationships, this book seeks 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.
Drawing on interviews with UK couples in distance relationships, this book seeks 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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349434435
SKU
V9781349434435
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Ref
99-15
About Mary Holmes
Mary Holmes is a Senior Lecturer at the Sociology Department of the University of Edinburgh, UK. She co-authored Heterosexuality in Theory and Practice (2012) with Chris Beasley and Heather Brook. Her other books include Gender and Everyday Life (2009) and What is Gender? (2007).
Reviews for Distance Relationships
"In this engagingly written book, Holmes addresses current debates on detraditionalisation in a refreshing way. Grounded in empirical research, the complexities of how distance relationships are conducted and experienced are explored in light of the opportunities and tensions afforded by social change and continuity. Using a wide range of literatures on embodiment, relationality and the emotions, Distance Relationships will appeal ... Read more