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A Symbolic Interactionist Perspective of Romantic and Queer Love

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ID6194166
AuthorsA Javaid (0000-0003-0329-2398, Bath Spa University, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume35
Issue1
Pages137-156
Publication date2025-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Review of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0390-6701 • E-ISSN: 1469-9273
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03906701.2024.2437676
OpenAlexW4405573682
LanguageEN
References cited49

While being firmly rooted in and committed to the Western context, within which this piece is located, the discussions are not generalized since the aim of this paper is to offer a critical and theoretical appraisal of romantic and queer love. The theoretical lens applied here is symbolic interactionism. The examples of gay love that are examined include the following: gay open relationships; queer monogamy; and gay love in gay friendships. The added dimensions of sexuality and gender are noticeable when making links between gender and sexual relations

Art · Human sexuality · Psychoanalysis · Queer · Queer theory · Romance · Social science · Sociology · Symbolic interactionism · The Symbolic · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology

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