Death of Intimacy Barriers to Meaningful Interpersonal Relationships

Calling upon psychoanalysis, psychology, sociology, feminist theory, anthropology, family theory, & linguistics, Brown presents a scholarly analysis of the toxic trends & processes in our society which are leaving Americans unable to initiate or sustain meaningful relationships. He sheds new light on: the role of differences in male & female socialization, the implications of sex & sexuality, & how couples become Ôcoupled' & Ôuncoupled'. Chapters: identity & intimacy; intimacy within the family: developmental perspectives; male-female socialization; dating & courtship, sex vs. intimacy; the loss of intimacy in marriage; couples in therapy; the uncoupling process; & intimate illusions.Brown, Philip M. is the author of 'Death of Intimacy Barriers to Meaningful Interpersonal Relationships' with ISBN 9780756758905 and ISBN 0756758904.