Women and Gendered Discourses about Love: Towards a "Confluent Love" or a Return to the "Romantic Love" Myth?

The role of love in intimacy dynamics is undeniable in occidental societies, being one of the central elements of social life. The argument that love constitutes the engine of interpersonal relations development, especially for women, represents a basic issue in the construction of social discourses...

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Published in:Estudos feministas 2007-09, Vol.15 (3), p.609-627
Main Author: Neves, Ana Sofia Antunes das
Format: Article
Language:por ; spa
Subjects:
amor
construccionismo social
Critical Theory
Egalitarianism
Feminism
feminismo crítico
Love
Social Constructionism
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Summary:The role of love in intimacy dynamics is undeniable in occidental societies, being one of the central elements of social life. The argument that love constitutes the engine of interpersonal relations development, especially for women, represents a basic issue in the construction of social discourses about human being happiness & the factors that configure it. Traditionally seen as feminine, love has been pointed to women as its supreme vocation (Beauvoir, 1976) entangling them, not quite often, in an ideal of privacy potentially castrating of its autonomy & personal freedom. This article intends to critically reflect on the implications of social construction of discourses about love in feminine heterosexual adult intimacy, from a 9 rifical feminist point of view. This paper discusses the importance to assume love discourses as egalitarian & democratic. References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0104-026X
1806-9584