Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-240) and indexes
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Preface / Kaeren Harrison and Dennis Marsden -- Sex, lies, and transformations / Lise VanderVoort and Steve Duck -- The sociological significance of affairs / David H.J. Morgan -- Intimacy, negotiated nonmonogamy, and the limits of the couple / Lynn Jamieson -- Communication and marital infidelity / Anita L. Vangelisti and Mandi Gerstenberger -- Renaissance of romanticism in the era of increasing individualism / Osmo Kontula and Elina Haavio-Mannila -- Men, women, and infidelity : sex differences in extradyadic sex and jealously / Bram P. Buunk and Pieternel Dijkstra -- Being unfaithful : his and her affairs / Graham Allan -- "From here to epiphany" : power and identity in the narrative of an affair / Jean Duncombe and Dennis Marsden -- A different affair? Openness and nonmonogamy in same sex relationships / Brian Heaphy, Catherine Donovan, and Jeffrey Weeks -- Affairs and children / Jean Duncombe and Dennis Marden -- The role of female friends in the management of affairs / Kaeren Harrison
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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'The State of Affairs' brings together contributions on the study of sexual affairs in committed personal relationships. Based on a range of survey data, the chapters discuss the impacts of affairs on individuals, partners & other members of the family unit