Book review: from sex writing to the works of Plato: exploring the sociology of relationships in the contemporary world

Gabb, Jacqui (2012) Book review: from sex writing to the works of Plato: exploring the sociology of relationships in the contemporary world. LSE Review of Books (24 May 2012). Website.

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Eva Illouz’s new book on the sociology of contemporary relationships is not simply a feminist text that laments the plight of women. Jacqui Gabb finds that Illouz unpicks the artifice of evolutionary biology and psycho-dynamic accounts which seek to cleave open ‘natural’ differences between men and women. The author’s positioning of emotions as part of social structures is a timely provocation and makes a valuable contribution to the sociology of emotions, but there is weakness in her focus on heteronormative relationships. Why Love Hurts: A Sociological Explanation. Eva Illouz. Polity Press. March 2012. 300 pages.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2012 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	06 Jul 2012 13:47
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 18:29
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/44650

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