Living Apart Together Transnationally (LATT) Couples

Living Apart Together Transnationally (LATT) Couples

Promoting Mental Health and Intimacy

Singla, Rashmi

Springer International Publishing AG

06/2024

239

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9783031522048

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1. Introduction: Doing intimacy differently - LATT/ Long distance couple an emerging trend.- 2. Setting the scene for exploring LATT couples.- 3. The dynamic processes - relevant theoretical conceptualizations.- 4. Exploring LATT Couples in Scandinavia and Global context.- 5. Emotional dynamics: How LATT relationships are sustained, among others, through social digital - technology.- 6. Embodiment: Intersection between the social and material through sexuality, sexting.- 7. 'Gendered' practices: How do LATT couple relate to gendered family expectations, care responsibilities.- 8. The broad Context for LATT Couples: Legal & societal matters.- 9. Spirituality - Making sense of the unconventional situation through 'a sense of wholeness'.- 10. Applied Perspectives: Mental Health and Wellbeing promotion pathways through 'Good practices'.- 11. Moving beyond: future trends for LATT couples, implications for psychotherapy, counselling, further research suggestions.- 12. Postscript.
Couples Living Apart Together (LAT);Couples Living Apart Together Transnationally (LATT);Counter Dominant Cohabitation Narrative;Doing Intimacy Differently;Emotional as well as Corporeal Closeness;Psychosocial Dynamics of Intimacy;Heterosexual and Same Sex Couples;Relationships Sustained through Social Digital - Technology;Emotional Reflexivity, Trust, and Commitment to the Relationship;Sexuality and Missing Bodily Contact;Balancing Autonomy and Fusion, Proximity and Distance;Heterosexual Division of Labour;Gendered Expectations;Restrictions Imposed by the Migration Regime;A Sense of Wholeness as the Crux of Spirituality;Destiny, Relationship Fulfilling a Higher Purpose;Lessons for Mental Health and Wellbeing Promotion;Couples of Mixed Ethnic Heritage;Co-ethnic Couples;Immigration Policies and Couple Reunification