The Contradictions of Love: Towards a feminist-realist ontology of sociosexuality
Author:   Lena Gunnarsson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138904620


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   04 March 2015
Format:   Paperback
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The Contradictions of Love: Towards a feminist-realist ontology of sociosexuality


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Author:   Lena Gunnarsson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.370kg
ISBN:  

9781138904620


ISBN 10:   1138904627
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   04 March 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction PART I Feminist Modes of Theorizing Sexuality and Gendered Power 2. Judith Butler and the Deconstruction of Reality 3. Anna Jónasdóttir and the Organic Roots of Power PART II Meta-Theoretical Interlude: Challenging Poststructuralist Feminism 4. Feminist Theory and Nature 5. Women and Men as Theoretical Categories PART III The Reality of Love and Power – a Feminist-Realist Depth Approach 6. Loving Him for Who He Is: The Microsociology of Power 7. Love – Exploitable Resource or ‘No-Lose Situation’? 8. Men in Love: The Work of Repressing Reality 9. Reality and Change 10. Conclusion: Necessity and the Power of Love

Reviews

'Lena Gunnarsson manages to achieve both an intelligent critique of heterosexual love, and a vindication of heterosexual love, by analysing women's unique characteristics and experience through the lens of critical realism. Her detailed explanation of contemporary western heterosexual relationships provides her with a strong basis from which to argue for a feminist activism based on women's agency and a reconception of some of our most deeply held assumptions about love... I would recommend this book to anyone concerned to nurture equality in their own romantic relationships.'- Leigh Price, Journal of Critical Realism


'Gunnarsson seems confident in offering a new paradigm of spiritualpolitical structure (169). And we need such confidence, especially in the light of a study that suggests that inequality sits at the heart of matters quite literally. This insight brings an important perspective to feminist theory.' - Frida Beckman, Stockholm University, lambda nordica, Journal of LGBTQ Studies


Author Information

Lena Gunnarsson is a researcher in the Department of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Örebro University, Sweden.

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