‘I Would Like to Be Better at It’: A Critical Engagement with Illouz’s Account of Men and Intimacy in Romantic Relationships
Book Chapter
McQueen, F., & Osborn, S. (2020)
‘I Would Like to Be Better at It’: A Critical Engagement with Illouz’s Account of Men and Intimacy in Romantic Relationships. In J. Carter, & L. Arocha (Eds.), Romantic Relationships in a Time of ‘Cold Intimacies’, (83-107). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29256-0_5
With a focus on established heterosexual romantic relationships, this chapter engages with Illouz’s claim that the predominance of the therapeutic ethos has caused a convergen...