love and sex across cultures
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Jankowiak, William R. > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Tiwari, Geetanjali
- Publish Year
- 2008
- Shelfmark
- WER 3 2008
- Thesaurus
- seksualiteit, romantische liefde, liefde, relaties, huwelijken, emoties, rolgedrag, autonomie, mannelijkheid, cultuurverschillen, riten, prostitutie, wereld
- Description
- In this follow-up to' Romantic passion: A universal experience?', William R. Jankowiak examines how different cultures rationalize the expression of passionate and comfort love and physical sex. He begins by mapping out the intricacies of the love/sex conundrum and the psychological dilemma of reconciling these competing forces. He then follows with essays on sex, love, and intimacy among Central African foragers and farmers: the love dyad in Lithuania: intimacy among the Lahu of Southwestern China: the interplay of love, sex, and marriage in the High Himalayas: verbalized experiences of love and sexuality in Indonesia: love work as it relates to sex work among prostitutes: intimacies and estrangements in the marital and extramarital relationships of Huli men: infidelity and masculinity in Southwestern Nigeria: and the ritual of sex and the rejuvenation of the love bond among