The logics and ethics of neoliberal capitalism dominate public discourses and politics in the
early twenty-first century. They morally endorse and institutionalize forms of competitive self …

Conflicts that occur between religious communities make a problem, namely the
incompatibility between the concept of the teachings of love from religion and the facts …

Engaging with the wide sociological literature on emotions, this book explores the social
representation of emotions, their management and their effects by making reference to …

In the twentieth century, the social sciences and the humanities—especially sociology and
psychology—have adopted a “negativistic” approach, ie, a modus operandi that tends to …

It can be said that societies today know little of how gender, sexuality and love interconnect
in dissimilar contexts, and how they are collectively shaped by social structures …

Research investigating the mechanisms that contribute to romantic love is in its infancy. The
behavioral activation system is one biopsychological system that has been demonstrated to …

Love is a theme at the centre of all our lives, including those of sociologists and social
scientists. It has been widely addressed and described in literature and poetry, extensively …

A voluminous sociological literature sheds light on the multiple consequences of upward
mobility on individuals' psychological, emotional and relational lives. Much less studied …

Absorbed in their routine activities, the social sciences often lose sight of one of their original
goals: to reform societies. This is at least what Pitirim A. Sorokin thought: for him, sociology …

Previous studies claimed that arranged marriages occur in underdeveloped societies,
among the uneducated and low social classes. However, in Indonesia, especially South …