Talk of Love
Author | : Ann Swidler |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 311 |
Release | : 2013-06-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226230665 |
ISBN-13 | : 022623066X |
Rating | : 4/5 (66X Downloads) |
Download or read book Talk of Love written by Ann Swidler and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talk of love surrounds us, and romance is a constant concern of popular culture. Ann Swidler's Talk of Love is an attempt to discover how people find and sustain real love in the midst of that talk, and how that culture of love shapes their expectations and behavior in the process. To this end, Swidler conducted extensive interviews with Middle Americans and wound up offering us something more than an insightful exploration of love: Talk of Love is also a compelling study of how much culture affects even the most personal of our everyday experiences.