Sociability, Sexuality, Self - Relationality and Individualization

As more and more people spend longer periods of their lives outside conventional families and couples, radical transformation in personal life is underway. This book's theory of queer individualization proposes a new, psychosocial way of understanding recent social change in three aspects of personal life - sociability, sexuality and self.

List of contents

Part 1: Rethinking Intimacy and Personal Life 1. Theorizing Intimacy, Personal Life and Social Change 2. Researching Intimacy and Personal Life at the Cutting-Edge of Change Part 2: Individuals in Relationships Part 3: Sociability, Sexuality, Self 3. Sociability 4. Sexuality 5. Self Part 4: Thinking the Future 6. Queer Individualization 7. Politics, Ethics, Policy

About the author

Birkbeck College, London, UK

Summary

As more and more people spend longer periods of their lives outside conventional families and couples, radical transformation in personal life is underway. This book’s theory of queer individualization proposes a new, psychosocial way of understanding recent social change in three aspects of personal life - sociability, sexuality and self.

Product details

• Authors: Sasha Roseneil, Sasha (Birkbeck Roseneil, Sasha (Birkbeck College Roseneil, Roseneil Sasha
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.01.2026
• EAN: 9780415403672
• ISBN: 978-0-415-40367-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Transformations; Transformations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories