Relating Intimacies contains papers presented at the 1997 British Sociological Association Conference which discuss contemporary research and theorizing with regard to intimate relationships. Researchers examine the development of new forms of intimate relationships, exploring their emotional and legal dimensions, the issues of parenting in a changing world and the tensions and negotiations which are managed by those in intimate relationships. This volume will be of interest to sociologists, social policy and gender studies students, social workers and legal students.

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PIA CHRISTENSEN Research Fellow, School of Comparative and Applied Social Sciences, University of Hull CATHERINE DONOVAN Senior Lecturer in Sociology, School of Social and International Studies, University of Sunderland GILLIAN DUNNE Research Fellow, London School of Economics Gender Institute ROSALIND EDWARDS Reader in Social Policy, South Bank University VAL GILLIES Research Fellow, School of Education, Politics and Social Sciences, South Bank University BRAIN HEAPHY Research Fellow, Social Sciences Research Centre, South Bank University JENNY HOCKEY Lecturer in Health Studies, University of Hull ALLISON JAMES Reader in Applied Anthropology, University of Hull STEPH LAWLER Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Durham SARA McNAMEE Lecturer in Sociology and Social Anthropology, University of Hull BREN NEALE Research Fellow, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds JO PHOENIX Lecturer in Criminology, Middlesex University JANE RIBBENS Senior Lecturer in Social Research, Oxford Brookes University CAROL SMART Professor of Sociology, University of Leeds CAROLE SMITH Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy, University of Manchester MATTHEW WAITES PhD Student, School of Education, Politics and Social Sciences, South Bank University JEFFREY WEEKS Professor of Sociology, School of Education, Politics and Social Sciences, South Bank University

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List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Relating Intimacies: Power and Resistance; J.Seymour & P.Bagguley PART 1: CONSTRUCTING AND RECONSTRUCTING INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS Shifting Boundaries and Power in the Research Process: The Example of Researching 'Step-Families'; R.Edwards & J.Ribbens with V.Gillies Partnership Rites: Commitment and Ritual in Non-heterosexual Relationships; J.Weeks, B.Heaphy & C.Donovan Children Need but Mothers Only Want: The Power of 'Needs Talk' in the Constitution of Childhood; S.Lawler PART 2: REGULATING INTIMACY: THE ROLE OF STATE LEGISLATION IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS The Age of Consent and Sexual Citizenship in the United Kingdom: A History; M.Waites 'I Hadn't Really Thought About It': New Identities/New Fatherhoods; C.Smart & B.Neale State Power, Children's Autonomy and Resistance: The Juridical Context; C.Smith PART 3: POWER AND RESISTANCE IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS 'That's Farming, Rosie...': Power and Familial Relations in an Agricultural Community; P.Christensen, J.Hockey & A.James What Difference does 'Difference' Make?: Lesbian Experiences of Work and Family Life; G.A.Dunne Narratives of Power in Same Sex Couple Relationships; B.Heaphy, C.Donovan & J.Weeks 'I Won't Let Her in my Room' - Sibling Strategies of Power and Resistance Around Computer and Video Games; S.McNamee Prostitutes, Ponces and Poncing: Making Sense of Violence; J.Phoenix Index