Books Published by Members     Authors: Robin Goodwin Year: 2008 Title: Changing relations: Achieving intimacy in a time of social transition. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Info: Pages: 240 Cost: US$90 (hc) Description: Table of Contents 1. Defining and measuring social change 2. The myth of modernisation? 3. More beautiful than a monkey: the achievement of intimacy 4. Friends and social networks 5. Sex and the modern city 6. Marriage and the family 7. Modeling social change and relationships   Goodwin critically reviews the literature on modernisation and contemporary relationships, challenging simplistic conclusions about the 'end of intimacy' and the inevitable decline of personal commitment. Reviewing work from across the globe, he also contends that adaptation to rapid change is moderated by individual, social class and cultural variations, with consequently differing impacts on everyday relations. In doing so he brings together contemporary debates in psychology, sociology and the political sciences on coping with social change and its impact on personal relations.     ISBN: 9780521842044     Complete Book List