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Western culture has endlessly represented the ways in which love miraculously erupts in people's lives, the mythical moment in which one knows someone is destined for us; the feverish waiting for a phone call or an email, the thrill that runs our spine at the mere thought of him or her. Yet, a culture that has so much to say about love is virtually silent on the no less mysterious moments when we avoid falling in love, where we fall out of love, when the one who kept us awake at night now leaves us indifferent, or when we hurry away from those who excited us a few months or even a few hours before. In The End of Love, Eva Illouz documents the multifarious ways in which relationships end. She argues that if modern love was once marked by the freedom to enter sexual and emotional bonds according to one's will and choice, contemporary love has now become characterized by practices of non-choice, the freedom to withdraw from relationships. Illouz dubs this process by which relationships fade, evaporate, dissolve, and break down "unloving." While sociology has classically focused on the formation of social bonds, The End of Love makes a powerful case for studying why and how social bonds collapse and dissolve. Particularly striking is the role that capitalism plays in practices of non-choice and "unloving." The unmaking of social bonds, she argues, is connected to contemporary capitalism that is characterized by practices of non-commitment and non-choice, practices that enable the quick withdrawal from a transaction and the quick realignment of prices and the breaking of loyalties. Unloving and non-choice have in turn a profound impact on society and economics as they explain why people may be having fewer children, increasingly living alone, and having less sex. The End of Love presents a profound and original analysis of the effects of capitalism and consumer culture on personal relationships and of what the dissolution of personal relationships means for capitalism.

Interpersonal relations --- Man-woman relationships --- Love --- Social media. --- Interpersonal relations and culture. --- Psychological aspects. --- Social aspects. --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Relationships --- Sexuality --- Theory --- Book --- Divorce

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Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Sexology --- Gay couples --- Interpersonal relations --- Lesbian couples --- Homosexuality --- Female homosexuality --- Relationships --- Book

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Caring --- Compassion (Ethics) --- Ethiek [Feministische ] --- Ethique féministe --- Feminist ethics --- Feministische ethiek --- Hulpverlening --- Humanité (Morale) --- Zorgdragen --- Primary groups --- General ethics --- Sociology of social care --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Philosophy --- Friendship --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Interpersonal relations --- Friendship - Moral and ethical aspects. --- Interpersonal relations - Moral and ethical aspects. --- Caring. --- Affection --- Friendliness --- Conduct of life --- Love --- Ethics --- Feminism --- Relationships --- Friendships --- Care --- Book --- Sex differences

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"...In The Bonds of Love, noted feminist theorist and psychoanalyst Jessica Benjamin explains why we accept and perpetuate relationships of domination and submission. She reveals that domination is a complex psychological process which ensnares both parties in bonds of complicity, and shows how it underlies our family life, our social institutions, and especially our sexual relations, in spite of our conscious commitment to equality and freedom." - Back cover.

Depth psychology --- Freud, Sigmund --- Dominance (Psychology) --- Interpersonal relations --- Psychoanalysis --- Psychoanalysis and feminism --- Recognition (Psychology) --- Sex role --- Gender role --- Sex (Psychology) --- Sex differences (Psychology) --- Social role --- Gender expression --- Sexism --- Memory --- Feminism and psychoanalysis --- Feminism --- Psychology --- Psychology, Pathological --- Human relations --- Interpersonal relationships --- Personal relations --- Relations, Interpersonal --- Relationships, Interpersonal --- Social behavior --- Social psychology --- Object relations (Psychoanalysis) --- Social hierarchy (Psychology) --- Control (Psychology) --- Social groups --- Gender roles --- Gendered role --- Gendered roles --- Role, Gender --- Role, Gendered --- Role, Sex --- Roles, Gender --- Roles, Gendered --- Roles, Sex --- Sex roles --- Gender identity --- Psychoanalytic interpretation --- Sex differentiation --- Dominance-Subordination --- Gender Identity --- Psychoanalytic Interpretation --- Sex Differentiation --- Interpersonal Relations --- Gender --- Power --- Sado-masochism --- Oppression of women --- Book

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Groepsgevoel in de literatuur --- Group identity in literature --- Identité de groupe dans la littérature --- Interpersonal relations in literature --- Menselijke relaties in literatuur --- Relations humaines en littérature --- American fiction --- Feminism and literature --- Feminist fiction, American --- Group identity in literature. --- Interpersonal relations in literature. --- Women and literature --- Women authors --- History and criticism. --- History --- Sociology of culture --- Sexology --- Community organization --- Thematology --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- United States --- History and criticism --- 20th century --- United States of America --- Race --- Feminism --- Men --- Sexuality --- Second feminist wave --- Women's movements --- Book --- Experiences