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Monogamy Blues
Manage episode 411746346 series 2869713
Inspired by the culture’s latest cheating scandals, the girlies unpack monogamy as a social norm and explore what happens when we break the rules. They explore theories of mononormativity, investigate the psychological consequences of being cheated on, and try to answer a pressing question: why are we still attempting monogamy if people keep having affairs? Digressions include the NYC earthquake, kindhearted midwesterners, and one listener’s love of Hoop.
SOURCES:
Greater Wealth Inequality, Less Polygyny: Rethinking the Polygyny Threshold Model
Love Is Not a Permanent State of Enthusiasm: An Interview with Esther Perel
Once A Cheater, Always A Cheater? Marriage Therapists Weigh In
That’s Revolting! Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation
The Aftershocks of Infidelity: A Review of Infidelity-Based Attachment Trauma
Was That Cheating? Perceptions Vary by Sex, Attachment Anxiety, and Behavior
196 episodes
Manage episode 411746346 series 2869713
Inspired by the culture’s latest cheating scandals, the girlies unpack monogamy as a social norm and explore what happens when we break the rules. They explore theories of mononormativity, investigate the psychological consequences of being cheated on, and try to answer a pressing question: why are we still attempting monogamy if people keep having affairs? Digressions include the NYC earthquake, kindhearted midwesterners, and one listener’s love of Hoop.
SOURCES:
Greater Wealth Inequality, Less Polygyny: Rethinking the Polygyny Threshold Model
Love Is Not a Permanent State of Enthusiasm: An Interview with Esther Perel
Once A Cheater, Always A Cheater? Marriage Therapists Weigh In
That’s Revolting! Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation
The Aftershocks of Infidelity: A Review of Infidelity-Based Attachment Trauma
Was That Cheating? Perceptions Vary by Sex, Attachment Anxiety, and Behavior
196 episodes
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