Who and how we love may be changing but our desire to be in a relationship endures. This book presents an incisive account of how couples experience, understand and sustain long-term relationships, exploring the emotional, practical and biographical resources that couples draw on, across the life course.

Autorentext
Jacqui Gabb is Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Social Sciences at The Open University, UK.
 
Janet Fink is Professor of Childhood Studies in the School of Education and Professional Development at the University of Huddersfield, UK.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Relationship Work 3. Communication 4. Sex and Intimacy 5. Unsettling Coupledom 6. Conclusions