Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity

Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity

This article discusses the relations between the economy and love in contemporary complex societies. The author recovers an interpretation of romantic love as a private form of communication that makes lovers stand out in and from their surroundings. In this sense, what defines amorous interaction i...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Costa, Anthony Doyle
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento
Series:Novos Estudos CEBRAP
Subjects:
amorous relationships
love and capitalism
late modernity
critical theory
Online Access:http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-33002005000100005&lng=en&tlng=en
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Novos Estudos CEBRAP
amorous relationships
love and capitalism
late modernity
critical theory
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Anthony Doyle
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title Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity
title_short Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity
title_full Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity
title_fullStr Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity
title_full_unstemmed Easy Loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity
title_sort easy loving: romanticism and consumerism in late modernity
publisher Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento
series Novos Estudos CEBRAP
issn 0101-3300
description This article discusses the relations between the economy and love in contemporary complex societies. The author recovers an interpretation of romantic love as a private form of communication that makes lovers stand out in and from their surroundings. In this sense, what defines amorous interaction is not the consumption of romantic rituals, as suggested by cultural studies, but the singular sense that lovers attribute to their own relationships and shared activities.
topic amorous relationships
love and capitalism
late modernity
critical theory
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