Love Is a Story A New Theory of Relationships

Name: Love Is a Story A New Theory of Relationships
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ISBN: 9780195131024

ISBN-10: 0195131029

ISBN-13: 9780195131024

Edition: 1998

Authors: Robert J. Sternberg

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In this groundbreaking work, Robert Sternberg opens the book of love and shows you how to discover your own story--and how to read your relationships in a whole new light. What draws us so strongly to some people and repels us from others? What makes some relationships work so smoothly and others burst into flames? Sternberg gives us new answers to these questions by showing that the kind of relationship we create depends on the kind of love stories we carry inside us. Drawing on extensive research and fascinating examples of real couples, Sternberg identifies 26 types of love story--including the fantasy story, the business story, the collector story, the horror story, and many…

Book details

List price: $38.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/3/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface



The Stories We Tell


Love as a Story


Our Multiple Stories of Love


Story Elements


Some Kinds of Stories


Where Do Stories Come From, and Where Can They Go?



Love Stories


Asymmetrical Stories


The Teacher-Student Story


The Sacrifice Story


The Government Story


The Police Story


The Pornography Story


The Horror Story


Object Stories


Person as Object


The Science-Fiction Story


The Collection Story


The Art Story


Relationship as Object


The House and Home Story


The Recovery Story


The Religion Story


The Game Story


Coordination Stories


The Travel Story


The Sewing and Knitting Story


The Garden Story


The Business Story


The Addiction Story


Narrative Stories


The Fantasy Story


The History Story


The Science Story


The Cookbook Story


Genre Stories


The War Story


The Theater Story


The Humor Story


The Mystery Story



Implications


Testing the Story View


What Is Love?


Notes


Index