{"product_id":"the-social-sex","title":"The Social Sex","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom historian and acclaimed feminist author of \u003cem\u003eHow the French Invented Love\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA History of the Wife\u003c\/em\u003e comes this rich, multifaceted history of the evolution of female friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn today's culture, the bonds of female friendship are taken as a given. But only a few centuries ago, the idea of female friendship was completely unacknowledged, even pooh-poohed. Only men, the reasoning went, had the emotional and intellectual depth to develop and sustain these meaningful relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurveying history, literature, philosophy, religion, and pop culture, acclaimed author and historian Marilyn Yalom and co-author Theresa Donovan Brown demonstrate how women were able to co-opt the public face of friendship throughout the years. Chronicling shifting attitudes toward friendship--both female and male--from the Bible and the Romans to the Enlightenment to the women's rights movements of the '60s up to \u003cem\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBridesmaids\u003c\/em\u003e, they reveal how the concept of female friendship has been inextricably linked to the larger social and cultural movements that have defined human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with Yalom and Brown as our guides, we delve into the fascinating historical episodes and trends that illuminate the story of friendship between women: the literary salon as the original book club, the emergence of female professions and the working girl, the phenomenon of gossip, the advent of women's sports, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLively, informative, and richly detailed, \u003cem\u003eThe Social Sex \u003c\/em\u003eis a revelatory cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833305346253,"sku":"9780062265500","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_fc1b0259-ce0c-484e-b82d-8c8ab4010d20.jpg?v=1790817196","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-social-sex","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}