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This timely volume offers an integrative approach and a culturally diverse view of love conceptions, experiences, and expressions, building on both individual and cultural typologies of love. It comprehensively presents cultural and cross-cultural studies on how culture affects love, and offers a systematic description of types and cultural models of love. The comprehensive reviews of methodology and findings provide a solid empirical basis for the creation of formal typologies.
This book will be useful for researchers interested in cross-cultural studies of love across many disciplines. Its accessible language also makes it ideal for undergraduate and graduate students. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of:
- Cultural conceptions of love and methods for their research
- Multiple perspectives in the studies of love across world cultures
- Cultural models and typologies in an international perspective
- Cultural models and typologies from an interdisciplinary scientific perspective
List of contents
Introduction.- Love concepts, their diverse contents, and definitions.- Models and typologies of love.- Socio-biological models of love.- Sexual models of love.- Models of passionate and affectionate love.- Models of romantic love.- Models of love as social connections.- Models of rational love.- Conclusion.- Index.
