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Psychology of love 101 / Karin Sternberg, PhD.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sternberg, Karin, 1976-
- Series:
- Psych 101 series.
- The psych 101 series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Love.
- Interpersonal attraction.
- Interpersonal relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (223 p.)
- Edition:
- [Enhanced Credo edition]
- Other Title:
- Psychology of love one hundred and one
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Publishing Company, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This incisive text provides a comprehensive tour of both classic and contemporary theories and research on the how and why of human love. In addition to presenting the major biological, social, and cultural theories that have been developed on this topic, the book looks at what research has shown us about such essential issues as basic attraction, the life course of relationships, how personality and environment affect love, and how therapeutic interventions can sometimes improve relationships.
- Contents:
- Introduction: the nature of love
- Love from a biological perspective
- Are there different kinds of love? Taxonomic approaches
- Cultural theories of love
- A primer on methods: constructing a love scale
- Interpersonal attraction
- Stages of relationships: how relationships are formed, maintained, and ended
- Online dating
- Love and personality
- Relationship challenges: questions and answers.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8261-0933-0
- 1-78539-869-5
- 0-8261-0936-5
- OCLC:
- 862372318
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