Romantic Longings
Love in America, 1830-1980
by Steven Seidman
247 pages· 1991· ISBN 9780415904049
About
Intimate behaviour is today a principal cause of social conflict in the USA. Drawing on a range of evidence, this study charts the change from a Victorian spiritual ideal of love to efforts by modern reformers to sexualize love.
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