Theoretical Frameworks for Personal Relationships

Herausgeber: Erber, Ralph; Gilmour, Robin

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The past two decades have seen a tremendous increase in research and scholarship devoted to personal relationships. From rather scattered beginnings a recognizable and recognized field has emerged, whose strength and health is reflected in a wide array of indicators. The editors contend that while the vigor of the field is often shown in the diversity and innovation of its research, it is in the theoretical domain that they find evidence of a real coming of age. This volume provides grounds for arguing that the diversity of theorizing is particularly healthy at this point. The reader will notice that there is some diversity in terms of how much theory and research is contained in each chapter -- some are purely theoretical; others are complemented by original pieces of empirical research. The editors and contributors are from different countries -- another way in which the diversity of this book manifests itself. The variety of the frameworks presented are seen as a strength, as building on established strengths elsewhere to feed into relationship research and enhance its vitality. Each chapter makes its own contribution to thinking and research about personal relationships. As a group they add to an exciting collection that not only reflects a richness of conceptual backing, but also a wide range of usable theoretical structures.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Psychology Press
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 566g
• ISBN-13: 9780805805734
• ISBN-10: 0805805737
• Artikelnr.: 22015696

Autorenporträt

Erber, Ralph; Gilmour, Robin

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. G. Levinger
Figure Versus Ground: Micro- and Macroperspectives on the Social Psychology of Personal Relationships. J. Mills
M.S. Clark
Communal and Exchange Relationships: Controversies and Research. T.L. Huston
Courtship Antecedents of Marital Satisfaction and Love. J.D. Lane
D.M. Wegner
Secret Relationships: The Back Alley to Love. H.T. Reis
Domains of Experience: Investigating Relationship Processes From Three Perspectives. D.A. Kenny
Using the Social Relations Model to Understand Relationships. K.A. Kerns
A Developmental Model of the Relations Between Mother-Child Attachment and Friendship. R. Sharabany
Continuities in the Development of Intimate Friendships: Object Relations
Interpersonal and Attachment Perspectives. K.E. Davis
L.A. Kirkpatrick
M.B. Levy
R. O'Hearn
Stalking the Elusive Love Style: Attachment Styles
Love Styles
and Relationship Development. R. Erber
A. Tesser
Self-Evaluation Maintenance: A Social Psychological Approach to Interpersonal Relationships. P.A. Dykstra
J. de Jong-Gierveld
The Theory of Mental Incongruity
With a Specific Application to Loneliness Among Widowed Men and Women.