Love and Freedom - Transcending Monogamy and Polyamory

This groundbreaking look at the array of styles and modes of relationships proposes a new paradigm for understanding intimate relationships, challenging the monogamy/polyamory binary and offering fresh possibilities for thinking about contemporary love, sex, gender, and sexuality.

About the author

Jorge N. Ferrer, PhD is a clinical psychologist, author, and educator. He was a professor of psychology for more than 20 years at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, where he also served as chair of the Department of East-West Psychology. He has published several books and many articles on psychology, education, and religious studies, and his work on alternative intimate relationships has been featured in journals such as Sexuality and Culture and Psychology and Sexuality. Ferrer received the Fetzer Institute's Presidential Award for his seminal work on consciousness studies and is an advisor to the Religions for Peace at the United Nations organization.

Summary

This groundbreaking look at the array of styles and modes of relationships proposes a new paradigm for understanding intimate relationships, challenging the monogamy/polyamory binary and offering fresh possibilities for thinking about contemporary love, sex, gender, and sexuality.

Product details

• Authors: Jorge N. Ferrer, Ferrer Jorge N.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781538156568
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-5656-8
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Diverse Sexualities, Genders, and Relationships; Diverse Sexualities, Genders a; Diverse Sexualities, Genders,
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Philosophy, Society & culture: general, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Couples & Family, Family psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy: couples & families, Dating, relationships, living together & marriage, Dating, relationships, living together & marriage: advice, Gay & Lesbian studies, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Marriage & Long-Term Relationships, Psychology: sexual behaviour, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Sexual Behaviour, Gay & Lesbian studies / LGBTQ studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / LGBTQ+, Gender studies: transgender, transsexual, intersex people, Gender studies: transgender & intersex