| Close Romantic Relationships: Maintenance and Enhancement Contributor(s): Harvey, John H. (Editor), Wenzel, Amy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0805835539 ISBN-13: 9780805835533 Publisher: Psychology Press OUR PRICE: $74.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: Intended to highlight cutting-edge research on the maintenance & enhancement of close relationships for researchers in the area or as a supplement for Intimate Relationship courses in psych, communication, family relations, and socio depts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Interpersonal Relations - Family & Relationships | Love & Romance - Psychology | Social Psychology |
| Dewey: 302 |
| LCCN: 00057826 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.04" W x 9.06" (1.47 lbs) 408 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With contributions from the leading experts on relationships, this book covers important issues, such as love as self-expansion, equity in maintaining close relationships, commitment, social support, self-verification, and minding the relationship. The end result is a comprehensive account of the reasons why close relationships are or are not maintained and the manner in which these principles can be applied to current social issues and clinical interventions. Divided into two sections, Part I describes models developed to characterize how relationships are maintained over time, accounts of specific mechanisms at work in close relationships, and conceptualizations of the maintenance and enhancement of close relationships using existing theoretical paradigms. Part II addresses contemporary social issues, as well as clinical applications. Close Romantic Relationships will appeal to students, researchers, and professionals due to its broad sampling of theory and research on relationship maintenance and enhancement. |