Identity and repartnering after separation /
Lampard, Richard,
Identity and repartnering after separation / Richard Lampard and Kay Peggs. - vii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-240) and index.
Introduction -- Methods and methodology -- Theorizing contemporary intimate couple relationships and relationship histories -- The formerly married and former cohabitees : their lives, characteristics and repartnering behaviour -- Past, present and future : orientations towards repartnering -- 'Risk', emotions and choice in the lives of formerly partnered men and women -- Identity and intimacy in the lives of formerly partnered men and women -- The formerly partnered and repartnering in contemporary Britain.
"This book examines the lives of formerly married and previously cohabiting people, a group pivotal to contemporary marital and family change. It focuses on their diverse experiences of being 'single', views about future relationships, and senses of self in a couple-orientated society like Britain, paying due attention to the interplay between social context, identity and behaviour. The content interweaves findings from in-depth interviews, recent theoretical ideas relating to themes such as intimacy, emotions and decision-making, and demographic analyses of repartnering."--Publisher description.
1403939349 9781403939340
2007018262
Separated people
Separation (Psychology)
Single people
Remarriage
Unmarried couples
Identity (Psychology)
Courtship.
Divorce--Psychological aspects
Interpersonal relations.
Marriage.
Spouses--Psychological aspects
United Kingdom
HQ801 / .L278 2007
306.84
Identity and repartnering after separation / Richard Lampard and Kay Peggs. - vii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-240) and index.
Introduction -- Methods and methodology -- Theorizing contemporary intimate couple relationships and relationship histories -- The formerly married and former cohabitees : their lives, characteristics and repartnering behaviour -- Past, present and future : orientations towards repartnering -- 'Risk', emotions and choice in the lives of formerly partnered men and women -- Identity and intimacy in the lives of formerly partnered men and women -- The formerly partnered and repartnering in contemporary Britain.
"This book examines the lives of formerly married and previously cohabiting people, a group pivotal to contemporary marital and family change. It focuses on their diverse experiences of being 'single', views about future relationships, and senses of self in a couple-orientated society like Britain, paying due attention to the interplay between social context, identity and behaviour. The content interweaves findings from in-depth interviews, recent theoretical ideas relating to themes such as intimacy, emotions and decision-making, and demographic analyses of repartnering."--Publisher description.
1403939349 9781403939340
2007018262
Separated people
Separation (Psychology)
Single people
Remarriage
Unmarried couples
Identity (Psychology)
Courtship.
Divorce--Psychological aspects
Interpersonal relations.
Marriage.
Spouses--Psychological aspects
United Kingdom
HQ801 / .L278 2007
306.84