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Référence bibliographique [20938]
Belleau, Hélène, Piazzesi, Chiara et Seery, Annabelle. 2020. «Conjugal Love From A Sociological Perspective: Theorizing From Observed Practices ». Cahiers canadiens de sociologie / The Canadian Journal of Sociology, vol. 45, no 1, p. 23-46.
Fiche synthèse
«This article [defines] the dominant semantics of love in contemporary Western societies. It aims at tackling the main semantic patterns on the basis of which partners construct a stable long-term heterosexual conjugality, be it marriage or an equivalent reciprocal commitment, through their practices, thoughts, and utterances.» (p. 24)
Échantillon/Matériau :
The sample is constituted of 30 heterosexual couples in Quebec. «Individual interviews were carried out across the course of four research projects conducted in Quebec between 2005 and 2012. […] Interviews were held mainly in large urban centers (Montreal, Quebec City, Trois-Rivières) and suburbs, but also in more rural areas of Quebec (Montérégie, Laurentides, Lanaudière, and Bas-St-Laurent).» (p. 25)
Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif
Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu
The authors «have identified eight meaning rules which are employed by actors to face the challenges of contemporary intimate relationships. [For example,] the Quebec heterosexual couples whom [they] met operated by combining semantic elements stemming from cognitive and practical relationship patterns that sometimes diverged; meaning rules encouraging mythical idealization through images of destiny and romantic merging were combined with meaning rules hinging on ideas such as relationships as work, relationships as therapeutic communication, and entrepreneurial relationship maintenance. However, this second set of meaning rules do not necessarily encourage a cold, calculative, or realistic attitude; the introduction of these rules simply encouraged the development of a less traditional idealization style in which traditional semantic elements were reinterpreted and combined with the partnership pattern. Different idealization styles for love (such as destiny, work, selfless giving, etc.) are integrated […] and jointly contribute to stabilizing the couple, in addition to relegating “social facts” such as the increasing divorce and separation rate, serial monogamy, and gender inequalities in the division of labor and in the consequences of break-ups to a blind spot.» (p. 38)
2. Méthode
Échantillon/Matériau :
The sample is constituted of 30 heterosexual couples in Quebec. «Individual interviews were carried out across the course of four research projects conducted in Quebec between 2005 and 2012. […] Interviews were held mainly in large urban centers (Montreal, Quebec City, Trois-Rivières) and suburbs, but also in more rural areas of Quebec (Montérégie, Laurentides, Lanaudière, and Bas-St-Laurent).» (p. 25)
Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif
Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu
3. Résumé
The authors «have identified eight meaning rules which are employed by actors to face the challenges of contemporary intimate relationships. [For example,] the Quebec heterosexual couples whom [they] met operated by combining semantic elements stemming from cognitive and practical relationship patterns that sometimes diverged; meaning rules encouraging mythical idealization through images of destiny and romantic merging were combined with meaning rules hinging on ideas such as relationships as work, relationships as therapeutic communication, and entrepreneurial relationship maintenance. However, this second set of meaning rules do not necessarily encourage a cold, calculative, or realistic attitude; the introduction of these rules simply encouraged the development of a less traditional idealization style in which traditional semantic elements were reinterpreted and combined with the partnership pattern. Different idealization styles for love (such as destiny, work, selfless giving, etc.) are integrated […] and jointly contribute to stabilizing the couple, in addition to relegating “social facts” such as the increasing divorce and separation rate, serial monogamy, and gender inequalities in the division of labor and in the consequences of break-ups to a blind spot.» (p. 38)