基本説明
Focusing on contemporary Britain, it examines formerly partnered people's diverse experiences in the context of a couple-orientated society.
Full Description
This book examines the lives and repartnering behaviour of former spouses and co-habitees, groups pivotal to recent marital change. Focusing on contemporary Britain, it examines these people's experiences of being single, their orientations towards past and new relationships, and their self-identities in the context of a couple-orientated society.
Contents
List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction Methods and Methodology Theorizing Contemporary Intimate Couple Relationships and Relationship Histories The Formerly Married and Former Co-habitees: Their Lives, Characteristics and Repartnering Behaviour Past, Present and Future - Orientations Towards Repartnering 'Risk', Emotions and Choice in the Lives of Formerly Partnered Men and Women Identity and Intimacy in the Lives of Formerly Partnered Men and Women The Formerly Partnered and Repartnering in Contemporary Britain Notes References Index
