@article{778625,
      recid = {778625},
      author = {Karandashev, V. N.},
      title = {Romantic love in cultural contexts /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xxvii, 305 pages) :},
      abstract = {"This volume presents a conceptual, historical,  anthropological, and sociological review of how culture  affects our experience and expression of romantic love.  What is romantic love and how is it different from and  similar to other kinds of love? How is romantic love  related to sex and marriage in human history and across  contemporary cultures? What cultural factors mediate  attraction in love? These are some of the questions the  volume explores through its interdisciplinary yet focused  lens. Much of the current research evidence suggests that  love is a universal emotion experienced by a majority of  people, in various historical eras, and in all the world's  cultures. Yet, love displays in different ways because  culture has an impact on people's conceptions of love and  the ways they feel, think, and behave in romantic  relationships. This volume summarizes classical knowledge  on love and culture while at the same time focusing sharply  on recent studies and cutting-edge research that has  advanced the field. Divided into three parts, the volume  begins by defining and analyzing the concept of romantic  love and interdisciplinary approach to its study in  cultural context. Part II traces the origin and evolution  of romantic love both in various places throughout the  world and various time periods throughout history. Part III  presents the revolutionary expansion of romantic love ideas  and practices in the late 20th and early 21st centuries in  various parts of the world, focusing particularly on the  development of romantic love as a cultural ideal of the  modern cultures. Finally, the book concludes by summarizing  the major achievements in this field of study and predicts  future development. A timely and thoughtful addition to the  literature, Romantic Love in Cultural Contexts delivers  thought-provoking insights to researchers in relationship  scholarship, sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies,  and all those interested in the universal human concept of  love." -- Publisher's description},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/778625},
}