Intimate relationships

Bradbury, Thomas N. (Author). Karney, Benjamin R. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0393979571 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780393979572 (pbk.)
Physical Description: xxv, 598, 96 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2010]
Copyright: ©2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : what do we want to know about intimate relationships? -- Tools for studying intimate relationships -- Theoretical frameworks for understanding intimate relationships -- Men and women, gay and straight -- Attraction and mate selection -- Individuals in relationships : personality and personal history -- Communicating closeness : how intimate relationships are maintained -- Managing differences : conflict and aggression -- Beliefs and values : thinking about intimate relationships -- Explanations and justifications : making meaning in intimate relationships -- Stress and social support : intimate relationships in context -- Interventions : making intimate relationships better -- Intimate relationships across the lifespan.