Intimate relationships / Sharon S. Brehm, Rowland S. Miller, Daniel Perlman, Susan M. Campbell.

Contributor(s): Brehm, Sharon S [author]
Language: English Series: The McGraw-Hill social psychology seriesPublisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2002Edition: Third editionDescription: xxii, 554 pages : illustrations, charts. ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0070074526Contained works: Miller, Rowland S [author] | Perlman, Daniel [author] | Campbell, Susan M [author]Subject(s): Family life education | Interpersonal relationsDDC classification: 306.707 LOC classification: HQ10 | .I58 2002Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents
Contents:
Part 1 Introduction to the Study of Intimate Relationships 1 The Building Blocks of Relationships 2 Research Methods Part 2 Getting Together and Basic Processes in Intimate Relationships 3 Attraction 4 Social Cognition 5 Communication 6 Interdependency Part 3 Friendship and Intimacy 7 Friendships Across the Life Cycle 8 Love 9 Sexuality Part 4 Relationship Issues 10 Stresses and Strains 11 Power in Intimate Relationships 12 Conflict and Violence Part 5 Losing and Enhancing Relationships 13 The Dissolution and Loss of Relationships 14 Loneliness 15 Fostering Relationships: Getting, Maintaining, and Repairing Them
Summary: Intimate Relationships, 3rd editon, by Sharon S. Brehm, Rowland S. Miller, Daniel Perlman, and Susan Campbell preserves the personal appeal of the subject matter and vigorous standards of scholarship that made the earlier editions so successful. Written in a unified voice, this text builds on the reader-friendly tone that was established in the first two editions. It presents the key findings on intimate relationships, the major theoretical perspectives, and some of the current controversies in the field. Brehm, Miller, Perlman, and Campbell illustrate the relevance of close relationship science to readers' everyday lives, encouraging thought and analysis. Classic contributions to the field are covered in addition to topics on the leading edge of research.--Publisher's description.
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Rev. ed. of: Intimate relationships / Sharon S. Brehm. 2nd ed. 1992.

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (pp. 455-530)

Part 1 Introduction to the Study of Intimate Relationships
1 The Building Blocks of Relationships
2 Research Methods
Part 2 Getting Together and Basic Processes in Intimate Relationships
3 Attraction
4 Social Cognition
5 Communication
6 Interdependency
Part 3 Friendship and Intimacy
7 Friendships Across the Life Cycle
8 Love
9 Sexuality
Part 4 Relationship Issues
10 Stresses and Strains
11 Power in Intimate Relationships
12 Conflict and Violence
Part 5 Losing and Enhancing Relationships
13 The Dissolution and Loss of Relationships
14 Loneliness
15 Fostering Relationships: Getting, Maintaining, and Repairing Them


Intimate Relationships, 3rd editon, by Sharon S. Brehm, Rowland S. Miller, Daniel Perlman, and Susan Campbell preserves the personal appeal of the subject matter and vigorous standards of scholarship that made the earlier editions so successful. Written in a unified voice, this text builds on the reader-friendly tone that was established in the first two editions. It presents the key findings on intimate relationships, the major theoretical perspectives, and some of the current controversies in the field. Brehm, Miller, Perlman, and Campbell illustrate the relevance of close relationship science to readers' everyday lives, encouraging thought and analysis. Classic contributions to the field are covered in addition to topics on the leading edge of research.--Publisher's description.

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