New Rules

Dr Catherine Hakim is a British social scientist who has written extensively on women's issues, female employment, sex discrimination, and social and family policy. She has also published books on social statistics and research design. She lives in West London

• Preface 51 Introduction 2 Puritans and Sex 3 What Married People Find in Affairs 4 Impacts5 The Pitch 6 Courtship and Shopping7 The Actual Dates 8 Logistics 9 The Secret Garden 10 Bad Behaviour 11 Ethics 12 Endings 13 The Floating World Economies of Desire (NEW)Notes References Notes and References to Economies of Desire

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