Love's Refraction

Love's Refraction

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Deri Jillian
University of Toronto Press
EAN: 9781442637092
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Popular wisdom might suggest that jealousy is an inevitable outcome of non-monogamous relationships. In Love’s Refraction, Jillian Deri explores the distinctive question of how and why polyamorists – people who practice consensual non-monogamy – manage jealousy. Her focus is on the polyamorist concept of “compersion” – taking pleasure in a lover’s other romantic and sexual encounters.

By discussing the experiences of queer, lesbian, and bisexual polyamorous women, Deri highlights the social and structural context that surrounds jealousy. Her analysis, making use of the sociology of emotion and feminist intersectionality theory, shows how polyamory challenges traditional emotional and sexual norms.

Clear and concise, Love’s Refraction speaks to both the academic and the polyamorous community. Deri lets her interviewees speak for themselves, linking academic theory and personal experiences in a sophisticated, engaging, and accessible way.

EAN 9781442637092
ISBN 1442637099
Binding Hardback
Publisher University of Toronto Press
Publication date March 16, 2015
Pages 168
Language English
Dimensions 236 x 160 x 18
Country Canada
Readership Professional & Scholarly
Authors Deri Jillian