Labor Of Love (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
320
Utgivningsdatum
2017-08-22
Förlag
Farrar, Straus And Giroux
Illustrationer
Black & white illustrations
Dimensioner
208 x 140 x 23 mm
Vikt
272 g
Antal komponenter
1
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541:B&W 5.5 x 8.25 in or 210 x 140 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Matte Lam
ISBN
9780374536954

Labor Of Love

The Invention of Dating

av Moira Weigel
Häftad,  Engelska, 2017-08-22
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"Does anyone date anymore?" Today, the authorities tell us that courtship is in crisis. But when Moira Weigel dives into the history of sex and romance in modern America, she discovers that authorities have always said this. Ever since young men and women started to go out together, older generations have scolded them: That's not the way to find true love. The first women who made dates with strangers were often arrested for prostitution; long before "hookup culture," there were "petting parties"; before parents worried about cell phone apps, they fretted about joyrides and "parking." Dating is always dying. But this does not mean that love is dead. It simply changes with the economy. Dating is, and always has been, tied to work.

Lines like "I'll pick you up at six" made sense at a time when people had jobs that started and ended at fixed hours. But in an age of contract work and flextime, many of us have become sexual freelancers, more likely to text a partner "u still up?" Weaving together over one hundred years of history with scenes from the contemporary landscape, Labor of Love offers a fresh feminist perspective on how we came to date the ways we do. This isn't a guide to "getting the guy." There are no ridiculous "rules" to follow. Instead, Weigel helps us understand how looking for love shapes who we are-and hopefully leads us closer to the happy ending that dating promises.
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