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OverviewOrganised around a single question: is love possible?, Brown's book provides conceptualisations of love and its possibility from sociological, philosophical and psychoanalytic viewpoints. She argues for the importance of a psychosocial understanding of love and provides a critical discussion of the philosophy and methods of Psychosocial Studies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. BrownPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2006 Weight: 0.345kg ISBN: 9781349544592ISBN 10: 1349544590 Pages: 258 Publication Date: 01 January 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsBrown...provide[s] insightful reflections on the phenomenology of love...and offers a helpful reflection on the links between ethnography and psychoanalysis. Overall, Brown's foray into the chaotic and poetic sources of love and its role in society serves as a valuable contrast to currently fashionable quantatative and neurological reductionism. - C.J. Churchill, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Choice Magazine Author InformationJOANNE BROWN is a Lecturer in Mental Health at Southampton University, UK. She taught for many years in the Psychosocial Studies subject area at the University of East London. Her research interests and publications are informed by a disciplinary approach that combines socio-cultural theory and methods with psychoanalytic theory. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |