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The State of Affairs

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Explorations in Infidelity and Commitment

The State of Affairs

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The State of Affairs book

Explorations in Infidelity and Commitment
Edited ByJean Duncombe, Kaeren Harrison, Graham Allan, Dennis Marsden
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2004
eBook Published 16 April 2014
Pub. Location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781410610652
Pages 280
eBook ISBN 9781410610652
Subjects Behavioral Sciences, Communication Studies
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Duncombe, J., Harrison, K., Allan, G., & Marsden, D. (Eds.). (2004). The State of Affairs: Explorations in Infidelity and Commitment (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781410610652

ABSTRACT

This volume brings together contributions on the study of sexual affairs in committed personal relationships. The editors enlisted colleagues with varied theoretical and methodological perspectives from Britain, the United States, and other countries. Together, their contributions provide a broad, cross-national perspective on affairs.

Grounded in theoretical discussion, the chapters in this book introduce data collected by a broad range of methods, including attitude surveys, large statistical cohort studies, case studies, depth interviews, and group discussions. A number of contributors locate the theoretical discussion of affairs within the broader contemporary ordering of committed relationships, contrasting the liberating and empowering aspects of affairs with the damage they may inflict on society as a whole and on the lives of individuals and families. The themes of passion, transgression, secrecy, lies, betrayal, and gossip are common to a range of chapters throughout. The volume provides broad literature reviews and theoretical discussions concerning particular aspects of affairs, such as communication and jealousy. In addition, case studies are used for the more detailed exploration of heterosexual affairs and contemporary developments in gay male and lesbian relationships.

The State of Affairs will be of interest to researchers, scholars, and students in social psychology; communication; sociology; family, social, and clinical psychology; and for practitioners in couple counseling.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|13 pages

Sex, Lies, and … Transformation

ByLise VanderVoort, Steve Duck

chapter 2|20 pages

The Sociological Significance of Affairs

ByDavid H. J. Morgan

chapter 3|23 pages

Intimacy, Negotiated Nonmonogamy, and the Limits of the Couple 1

ByLynn Jamieson

chapter 4|20 pages

Communication and Marital Infidelity

ByAnita L. Vangelisti, Mandi Gerstenberger

chapter 5|24 pages

Renaissance of Romanticism in the Era of Increasing Individualism

ByOsmo Kontula, Elina Haavio-Mannila

chapter 6|18 pages

Men, Women, and Infidelity: Sex Differences in Extradyadic Sex and Jealousy

ByBram P. Buunk, Pieternel Dijkstra

chapter 7|20 pages

Being Unfaithful: His and Her Affairs

ByGraham Allan

chapter 8|25 pages

“From Here to Epiphany …”: Power and Identity in the Narrative of an Affair

ByJean Duncombe, Dennis Marsden

chapter 9|20 pages

A Different Affair? Openness and Nonmonogamy in Same Sex Relationships

ByBrian Heaphy, Catherine Donovan, Jeffrey Weeks

chapter 10|15 pages

Affairs and Children

ByJean Duncombe, Dennis Marsden

chapter 11|20 pages

The Role of Female Friends in the Management of Affairs

ByKaeren Harrison
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