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EAN : 9782355221743
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 272
Size : 140 x 205 mm
REINVENTING LOVE

Collection : ZONES
Release date : 16/09/2021
Many women and men seek fulfillment in love together only to find themselves defenseless against a third player that invites itself into their bedrooms and living rooms: the patriarchy. This book sheds light on an issue that has haunted feminists for decades and returned to the forefront of their concerns... Many women and men seek fulfillment in love together only to find themselves defenseless against a third player that invites itself into their bedrooms and living rooms: the patriarchy. This book sheds light on an issue that has haunted feminists for decades and returned to the forefront of their concerns today: heterosexual love.
Encoded in our romantic comedies and images of the ideal couple is a form of female inferiority suggesting that women must choose between personal and romantic fulfillment. This social conditioning is something we all suffer—convincing men that they are entitled to it all while promoting selflessness and devotion in women, undermining their confidence in themselves—results in a power imbalance that can culminate in physical and psychological violence. Even the attitudes we are all urged to adopt toward love—women learning to (over?) value it and men refusing to allow it a central place in their lives—paves the way for relationships that can only end poorly. Finally, on the sexual front, male fantasies continue to saturate the spaces of desire. How can women find their own gaze and voice?
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EAN : 9782355221743
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 272
Size : 140 x 205 mm
La Découverte