Romantic suffering and morality: Love for Illouz

Carter, Julia and Smith, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1004-9487 2024. Romantic suffering and morality: Love for Illouz. Bevilacqua, Emiliano, Longo, Mariano and Jacobsen, Michael Hviid, eds. Love and Sexuality in Social Theory, Routledge, pp. 254-264. (10.4324/9781003396932-18)

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Abstract

In the sociology of love and romance, love often serves as either a source of salvation or damnation for modern individuals, prompting sociologists to scrutinise society’s moral fabric. Late twentieth-century theorists of individualisation like Bauman, Beck and Beck-Gernsheim and Giddens diagnosed a decline in morality, an erosion of moral centres and the personalisation of moral norms, resulting in fragile and contingent bonds. However, these influential theories have been critiqued for their limited applicability to contemporary love relationships.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	Routledge
ISBN:	9781032501130
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	8 October 2024
Date of Acceptance:	25 September 2024
Last Modified:	27 Nov 2024 14:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/172659

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