The Characteristics versus the “Myths” of Romantic Love

The scientific literature has already demonstrated the benefits of romantic love as a key protective factor in the prevention of violence. Some recent publications affirm that romantic love is a powerful cause of gender violence following two steps. First, they attribute a list of causes of violence...

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Main Authors: Paula Cañaveras, Garazi Lopez de Aguileta, Mengna Guo, Elisabeth Torras-Gómez, Alba Crespo-López, Benjamín Menéndez-Martínez, Maria del Pilar Fernández-González, Lidia Puigvert-Mallart, Ramon Flecha
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Language:English
Published: Hipatia Press 2024-04-01
Series:Historia Social y de la Educación
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Online Access:https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/hse/article/view/14505
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author Paula Cañaveras
Garazi Lopez de Aguileta
Mengna Guo
Elisabeth Torras-Gómez
Alba Crespo-López
Benjamín Menéndez-Martínez
Maria del Pilar Fernández-González
Lidia Puigvert-Mallart
Ramon Flecha
author_facet Paula Cañaveras
Garazi Lopez de Aguileta
Mengna Guo
Elisabeth Torras-Gómez
Alba Crespo-López
Benjamín Menéndez-Martínez
Maria del Pilar Fernández-González
Lidia Puigvert-Mallart
Ramon Flecha
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description The scientific literature has already demonstrated the benefits of romantic love as a key protective factor in the prevention of violence. Some recent publications affirm that romantic love is a powerful cause of gender violence following two steps. First, they attribute a list of causes of violence to romantic love calling them “the myths of romantic love”, including lack of freedom and the normalization of coercion. Nonetheless, research has not explored in depth yet whether what they call “romantic love myths” are consubstantial characteristics of romantic love or not. To that end, this study conducts a historical literature review of scientific articles, books, literary and musical works from diverse cultures and periods. Findings show those myths are not characteristics of romantic love; on the contrary, the literature reviewed shows six main characteristics of romantic love that demonstrate it is the opposite of those myths, as it has freed women from feudal and other subjugations throughout history.
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spelling doaj.art-c5bbe256d3074eae8a250ed717e2da662024-04-22T08:45:24ZengHipatia PressHistoria Social y de la Educación2014-35672024-04-0110.17583/hse.14505The Characteristics versus the “Myths” of Romantic LovePaula Cañaveras0Garazi Lopez de Aguileta1Mengna Guo2Elisabeth Torras-Gómez3Alba Crespo-López4Benjamín Menéndez-Martínez5Maria del Pilar Fernández-González6Lidia Puigvert-Mallart7Ramon Flecha8University of Barcelona University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of BarcelonaUniversity of Barcelona; Autonomous University of BarcelonaUniversity of BarcelonaIES Alfonso IIUniversity of OviedoUniversity of BarcelonaUniversity of BarcelonaThe scientific literature has already demonstrated the benefits of romantic love as a key protective factor in the prevention of violence. Some recent publications affirm that romantic love is a powerful cause of gender violence following two steps. First, they attribute a list of causes of violence to romantic love calling them “the myths of romantic love”, including lack of freedom and the normalization of coercion. Nonetheless, research has not explored in depth yet whether what they call “romantic love myths” are consubstantial characteristics of romantic love or not. To that end, this study conducts a historical literature review of scientific articles, books, literary and musical works from diverse cultures and periods. Findings show those myths are not characteristics of romantic love; on the contrary, the literature reviewed shows six main characteristics of romantic love that demonstrate it is the opposite of those myths, as it has freed women from feudal and other subjugations throughout history. https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/hse/article/view/14505romantic lovehistoryfreedomgender violence
spellingShingle Paula Cañaveras
Garazi Lopez de Aguileta
Mengna Guo
Elisabeth Torras-Gómez
Alba Crespo-López
Benjamín Menéndez-Martínez
Maria del Pilar Fernández-González
Lidia Puigvert-Mallart
Ramon Flecha
The Characteristics versus the “Myths” of Romantic Love
Historia Social y de la Educación
romantic love
history
freedom
gender violence
title The Characteristics versus the “Myths” of Romantic Love
title_full The Characteristics versus the “Myths” of Romantic Love
title_fullStr The Characteristics versus the “Myths” of Romantic Love
title_full_unstemmed The Characteristics versus the “Myths” of Romantic Love
title_short The Characteristics versus the “Myths” of Romantic Love
title_sort characteristics versus the myths of romantic love
topic romantic love
history
freedom
gender violence
url https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/hse/article/view/14505
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