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Making marriage work : avoiding the pitfalls and achieving success / Louis H. Primavera, Rob Pascale.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Primavera, Louis H., 1943- author.
- Pascale, Rob, 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marriage.
- Communication in marriage.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (276 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- So many marriages fail, but why? And why do others succeed? Psychologists, doctors, lawyers, and others will offer various reasons, but this book looks at actual studies and real life stories that reveal why some marriages last and others fall apart, offering guidance for those hoping to improve their relationships for more fulfilling marriages.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Married, living together, and living alone
- Transitioning from lovers to partners
- The four cornerstones
- Sex
- Partners, families, and friends
- Our personal baggage
- Communication and conflict
- Perceptions and attributions
- Managing the home and family
- Power and control
- The roots of marital conflicts
- Some final thoughts
- Appendix
- References
- Index
- About the authors.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-22716-8
- 1-4422-5698-2
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