The Sexual bond : rethinking families and close relationships
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The Sexual bond : rethinking families and close relationships
（Sage library of social research, v. 170）
Sage Publications, c1989
- : pbk.
Available at 15 libraries
Note
Bibliography: p. 275-293
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Sexual Bond addresses different ways of thinking about families, marriages, and close relationships. Maintaining that society has shifted toward new forms of family relationships, the authors contend that family researchers need to go beyond traditional definitions and learn to work in terms of close or primary relationships rather than `families'.
First addressing the rationale for this shift in thinking, they then present their major theoretical assumptions, including their reliance on a dynamic version of systems theory. They then identify the sexually bonded primary relationship, distinguishing it from those based on ties of blood or friendship and discuss how recent changes in definitions of sexuality fit within their model. The authors consider the issue of the development of the relationship and its influence with the environment and look at the impact of women's work on primary relationships.
Table of Contents
Framing the Problem
A Fresh Construct
Theoretical Dimensions Underlying the Sexually Bonded Primary Relationship
Elements Within the Relationship
Toward a Model of Developing Sexually
Mutual Influences Between the Developing Relationship and Its Developing Environment
Influences Among Relationships, Children, and Adults
The Impact of Women's Work and Occupational Structure
Research Models and Observation Plans
Prologue to Research and Application
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