| Talk of Love: How Culture Matters Contributor(s): Swidler, Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226786919 ISBN-13: 9780226786919 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: Talk of love surrounds us, and romance is a constant concern of popular culture. Ann Swidler's "Talk of Love" is an attempt to discover how people find and sustain real love in the midst of that talk, and how that culture of love shapes their expectations and behavior in the process. To this end, Swidler conducted extensive interviews with Middle Americans and wound up offering us something more than an insightful exploration of love: "Talk of Love" is also a compelling study of how much culture affects even the most personal of our everyday experiences. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Family & Relationships | Love & Romance - Psychology | Interpersonal Relations |
| Dewey: 306.7 |
| LCCN: 00060198 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.16" W x 9.16" (0.93 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Talk of love surrounds us, and romance is a constant concern of popular culture. Ann Swidler's Talk of Love is an attempt to discover how people find and sustain real love in the midst of that talk, and how that culture of love shapes their expectations and behavior in the process. To this end, Swidler conducted extensive interviews with Middle Americans and wound up offering us something more than an insightful exploration of love: Talk of Love is also a compelling study of how much culture affects even the most personal of our everyday experiences. |
