Stability and change in relationships / edited by Anita L. Vangelisti, Harry T. Reis, Mary Anne Fitzpatrick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vangelisti, Anita L., editor.

Reis, Harry T., editor.

Fitzpatrick, Mary Anne, 1949- editor.

Series:

Advances in personal relationships (Cambridge, England)

Advances in personal relationships

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations.

Change (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 377 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Stability & Change in Relationships

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Understanding interpersonal relationships requires understanding actors, behaviors, and contexts. This 2002 volume presents research from a variety of disciplines that examine personal relationships on all three levels. The first section focuses on the factors that influence individuals to enter, maintain, and dissolve relationships. The second section emphasizes ongoing processes that characterize relationships and focuses on issues such as arguing and sacrificing. The third and final section demonstrates that the process of stability and change are embedded in social, cultural, and historical contexts. Chapters address cultural universals as well as cross-cultural differences in relationship behaviors and outcomes. The emergence of relational forms, such as the interaction between people and computers, is also explored. Stability and Change in Relationships will be of interest to a broad range of fields, including psychology, sociology, communications, gerontology, and counselling.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; ORGANIZATION OF THIS VOLUME; REFERENCES; CHAPTER ONE Change in Relationship Knowledge Representations; CHAPTER TWO Personality Effects on Personal Relationships over the Life Span; CHAPTER THREE An Intergenerational Model of Romantic Relationship Development; CHAPTER FOUR How Relationships Begin and End; REFERENCE; CHAPTER FIVE Serial Arguing over the Relational Life Course; CHAPTER SIX Communication, Relationship Concerns, and Satisfaction in Early Marriage; CHAPTER SEVEN Sacrifice in Romantic Relationships

CHAPTER EIGHT Stability and Change in Social RelationsCHAPTER NINE What Microanalysis of Behavior in Social Situations Can Reveal about Relationships across the Life Span; CHAPTER TEN Developing a Multifaceted View of Change in Relationships; CHAPTER ELEVEN Social Networks and Change in Personal Relationships; CHAPTER TWELVE Creating a Context for Change; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Passionate Love and Sexual Desire; CHAPTER FOURTEEN Rules for Responsive Robots; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-12134-5

1-280-42988-7

0-511-17623-6

0-511-04111-X

0-511-15698-7

0-511-30431-5

0-511-49987-6

0-511-04664-2

OCLC:

559082114