Intimacy. Personal Relationships in Modern Societies. Cambridge/Oxford: Polity Press/Blackwell Publishers Ltd., 1998

Abstract

Intimacy. Personal Relationships in Modern Societies. Cambridge/Oxford: Polity Press/Blackwell Publishers Ltd., 1998. Think of an experiment. A reviewer reads a book, writes about it and then puts it aside.Then, a year later, the reviewer returns to the book to see what he or she remembers from it.

Introduction: Interrogating Harm and Abuse: A Lifespan Approach

“…And, at the same time, the individuals may resist the notion of themselves as 'victims'. The 'public story' (Jamieson, 1998) is, therefore, different from the private story.…”

Transitional Friends? Young People's Strategies to Manage and Maintain their Friendships During a Period of Repositioning

“…For example, research that has focused specifically on the construction of difference has highlighted significant similarities across age groups. Children's and adolescents' friends are typically of the same sex (Banks et al, 1992;Walker, 1988), social class (Blackman, 1992;Hey, 1997;Mac an Ghaill, 1994;Rezende, 1999) and ethnic background (Fuller, 1984;Hewitt, 1986;Walker, 1988), leading Jamieson (1998) to conclude that: 'it seems that children quickly learn to reproduce wider social divisions and inequalities' (p.94) -a process which continues into later life. Such claims resonate with wider debates about the extent to which 'youth' constitutes a distinct and easily delineated period in one's life.…”

“Only in My Dreams Could Happen”- A Greek Gay Man’s Experience of Intimate Relationships in a Country that Has Just Passed a Same-Sex Union Law; a Qualitative Study Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

“…During adolescence people explore their sexuality and most people conclude on how they want to identify themselves sexually (Giddens, 2013). As sexual awareness develops humans are seeking emotional and physical satisfaction through intimacy (Jamieson & Jamieson, 1998). The psychologist, Robert Sternberg (1986) developed the theory of "triangular love" with intimacy, passion, and commitment being its three components.…”