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The New Rules

Internet Dating, Playfairs and Erotic Power
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Is the internet changing the relationship between the sexes? While eighty per cent of those interviewed in polls say that affairs are wrong, for example, the percentage who admit to having had an affair has doubled every ten years to 2010. Looking at the latest data, social scientist Catherine Hakim traces new faultlines between men and women and how they are shifting in our increasingly sexualized culture in this landmark study of modern love and marriage.
Dr Catherine Hakim is a British social scientist who has written extensively on women's issues, female employment, sex discrimination, and social and family policy. She has also published books on social statistics and research design. She lives in West London
Preface 51 Introduction 2 Puritans and Sex 3 What Married People Find in Affairs 4 Impacts5 The Pitch 6 Courtship and Shopping7 The Actual Dates 8 Logistics 9 The Secret Garden 10 Bad Behaviour 11 Ethics 12 Endings 13 The Floating World Economies of Desire (NEW)Notes References Notes and References to Economies of Desire
'A masterwork.' INDEPENDENT'Too juicy to ignore.' THE TIMES'The grown-up way to love.' SUNDAY TIMES 'The recipe for happiness?' TELEGRAPH 'How we manage love and relationships.' OBSERVER 'Can having an affair save your marriage?' Bel Mooney,DAILY MAIL
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