Relating Intimacies
Power and Resistance
Published on 12. August 1999
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-333-74763-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is a collection of papers presented at the 1997 British Sociological Association Conference which discuss contemporary research and theorizing with regard to intimate relationships. Researchers examine the development of new forms of intimate relationships, exploring their emotional and legal dimensions, the issues of parenting in a changing world and the tensions and negotiations which are managed by those in intimate relationships. This volume should be of interest to sociologists, social policy and gender studies students, social workers and legal student.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
notes, tables, graphs, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-74763-6 (9780333747636)
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Persons
JANE SEYMOUR is Lecturer in Social Research, School of Comparative and Applied Social Sciences, University of Hull. She has contributed to Men, Gender Divisions and Welfare, and Gender, Power and the Household. PAUL BAGGULEY, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds. His publications include From Protest to Acquiescence? Political Movements of the Unemployed, and he is co-author of Restructuring: Place, Class and Gender.
Content
List of Tables and Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - Relating Intimacies: Power and Resistance; J.Seymour & P.Bagguley - PART 1: CONSTRUCTING AND RECONSTRUCTING INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS - Shifting Boundaries and Power in the Research Process: The Example of Researching 'Step-Families'; R.Edwards & J.Ribbens with V.Gillies - Partnership Rites: Commitment and Ritual in Non-Heterosexual Relationships; - J.Weeks, B.Heaphy & C.Donovan - Children Need but Mothers Only Want: The Power of 'Needs Talk' in the Constitution of Childhood; S.Lawler - PART 2: REGULATING INTIMACY: THE ROLE OF STATE LEGISLATION IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS - The Age of Consent and Sexual Citizenship in the United Kingdom: A History; M.Waites - 'I Hadn't Really Thought About It': New Identities/New Fatherhoods; C.Smart & B.Neale - State Power, Children's Autonomy and Resistance: The Juridical Context; C.Smith - PART 3: POWER AND RESISTANCE IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS - 'That's Farming, Rosie...': Power and Familial Relations in an Agricultural Community; P.Christensen, J.Hockey & A.James - What Difference does 'Difference' Make?: Lesbian Experiences of Work and Family Life; G.A.Dunne - Narratives of Power in Same Sex Couple Relationships; B.Heaphy, C.Donovan & J.Weeks - 'I Won't Let Her in my Room' - Sibling Strategies of Power and Resistance Around Computer and Video Games; S.McNAMEE - Prostitutes, Ponces and Poncing: Making Sense of Violence; J.Phoenix - Index