Close relationships : a sourcebook / Clyde Hendrick and Susan S. Hendrick, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hendrick, Clyde.

Hendrick, Susan, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations.

Friendship.

Love.

Interpersonal conflict.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 476 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, [2000]

Summary:

As Ellen Bercheid points out in her foreword to this volume, relationship science is a complex and ever expanding field. Much credit goes to editors Clyde Hendrick and Susan S. Hendrick for their scholarly dedication to the advancement of this multidisciplinary arena. This sourcebook demonstrates, yet again, their expertise and leadership as they succeed in combining many great contributions to the field by some of the most respected specialists around. Read this book for a panoramic view of close relationship research with highlights from current literature, original research, practical applications, and projections for future research.

Contents:

Foreword: Back to the Future and Forward to the Past / Ellen Berscheid ix

Part I Relationship Methods

1. Quantitative Methods in Close Relationships Research / Deborah A. Kashy, Maurice J. Levesque 3

2. Qualitative Research / Katherine R. Allen, Alexis J. Walker 19

Part II Relationship Forms

3. Network Overlap and Third-Party Influence in Close Relationships / Robert M. Milardo, Heather Helms-Erikson 33

4. Children's Friendships / Amanda J. Rose, Steven R. Asher 47

5. Adolescent Relationships: The Art of Fugue / W. Andrew Collins, Brett Laursen 59

6. The Life Cycle of Friendship / Beverley Fehr 71

7. Close Relationships in Old Age / Rosemary Blieszner 85

8. Multicultural/Multiracial Relationships / Stanley O. Gaines, Jr., James H. Liu 97

9. The Close Relationships of Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals / Letitia Anne Peplau, Leah R. Spalding 111

10. Contemporary Marriage: Still an Unequal Partnership / Janice M. Steil 125

11. Divorce and Single Parenting / Mark A. Fine 139

12. Remarried Families / Lawrence H. Ganong, Marilyn Coleman 155

Part III Relationship Processes

13. Emotion in Close Relationships / Laura K. Guerrero, Peter A. Andersen 171

14. Attachment and Close Relationships / Judith A. Feeney, Patricia Noller, Nigel Roberts 185

15. Romantic Love / Susan S. Hendrick, Clyde Hendrick 203

16. Sexuality in a Relational Context / Susan Sprecher, Pamela C. Regan 217

17. Intimacy in Personal Relationships / Karen J. Prager 229

18. Communication in Close Relationships / Brant R. Burleson, Sandra Metts, Michael W. Kirch 245

19. Relationship Conflict / Daniel J. Canary, Susan J. Messman 261

20. Social Support / Michael R. Cunningham, Anita P. Barbee 273

21. Relational Maintenance / Kathryn Dindia 287

22. Gender and Personal Relationships / Julia T. Wood 301

Part IV Relationship Threats

23. Extradyadic Relationships and Jealousy / Bram P. Buunk, Pieternel Dijkstra 317

24. Physical and Sexual Aggression in Relationships / F. Scott Christopher, Sally A. Lloyd 331

25. Depression in Close Relationships / Steven R. H. Beach, Heather A. O'Mahen 345

26. Loss and Bereavement in Close Romantic Relationships / John H. Harvey, Andrea M. Hansen 359.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-436) and indexes.

OCLC:

42476126