This volume presents a conceptual, historical, anthropological, and sociological review of how culture affects our experience and expression of romantic love. W

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This ambitious volume integrates findings from various disciplines in a comprehensive description of the modern research on love and provides a systematic revie

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 sustai