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Why Love Hurts: A Sociological Explanation
by Eva Illouz
Jan. 13, 2025 - Jan. 15, 2025 (group-reads, women-and-their-dilemmas)

Illouz, E. (2012). Why Love Hurts: A Sociological Explanation. Polity Press.


Polity Press, 2012. 293 pages. Hardcover. 9780745661520

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masculinity and passionate commitment
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[...] What should be discussed, then, is the ques…
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the goal of gender equality is not equal detachme…
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the de-structuration of the will and desire
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_The cooling of desire and the weakness of will_.…
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to do to emotions what Marx did to commodities
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to live the full experience of passion
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1. Introduction: The Misery of Love

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Introduction: The Misery of Love

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2. The Great Transformation of Love or the Emergence of Marriage Markets

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The Great Transformation of Love or the Emergence of Marriage Markets

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3. Commitment Phobia and the New Architecture of Romantic Choice

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Commitment Phobia and the New Architecture of Romantic Choice

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4. The Demand for Recognition Love and the Vulnerability of the Self

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The Demand for Recognition Love and the Vulnerability of the Self

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5. Love, Reason, Irony

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Love, Reason, Irony

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6. From Romantic Fantasy to Disappointment

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From Romantic Fantasy to Disappointment

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7. Epilogue

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