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The Dilemma of Coalition Instability in Consensual Nonmonogamy
Three Against Two Against One
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eBook - PDF
The Dilemma of Coalition Instability in Consensual Nonmonogamy
Three Against Two Against One
About this book
Different forms of consensual nonmonogamy, such as polyamory and swinging, have achieved greater prominence in daily conversation and representation in mass media. Although advocates recognize that the presence of additional people creates difficulties, the author argues that this greater complexity may lead to unavoidable instability. Drawing from classic work by Georg Simmel as well as modern research in the social sciences, James K. Beggan considers how the presence of a third person is what allows the formation of coalitions which then become part of the process that can break apart the triad. This paradoxāexplained with reference to game theory and social interdependenceārepresents the existential threat to the quest for consensual nonmonogamy. Beggan describes how psychological processes involving social comparison and gender and sexual orientation can limit the formation of certain types of coalitions which, in turn, influence which relationships can be expected to emerge in the context of consensual nonmonogamy. His analysis includes macro-level social issues related to establishing consensual nonmonogamy as a valid social identity and alternative to conventional marriage. Using insights from game theory, he suggests possible meta-solutions to coalition conflicts that emerge in triadic romantic and sexual relationships.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- The Dilemma of Coalition Instability in Consensual Nonmonogamy
- The Dilemma of Coalition Instability in Consensual Nonmonogamy: Three Against Two Against One
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- The Terms of Consensual Nonmonogamy
- Chapter 2
- The History of Consensual Nonmonogamy
- Chapter 3
- Past Research on Consensual Nonmonogamy
- Chapter 4
- Polynomics
- Chapter 5
- Infidelity as a Choice in a Prisonersā Dilemma Game
- Chapter 6
- Triads in Consensual Nonmonogamy
- Chapter 7
- The Instability of Triads
- Chapter 8
- Social Comparison and Coalitions
- Chapter 9
- Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Coalitions
- Chapter 10
- Choosing Consensual Nonmonogamy in a Monogamous World
- References
- Index
- About the Author