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"Close Relationships: Functions, Forms and Processes" provides an
overview of current theory and research in the area of close
relationships, written by internationally renowned scholars whose
work is at the cutting edge of research in the field.
The volume consists of three sections: introductory issues, types
of relationships, and relationship processes. In the first section,
there is an exploration of the functions and benefits of close
relationships, the diversity of methodologies used to study them,
and the changing social context in which close relationships are
embedded. A second section examines the various types of close
relationships, including family bonds and friendships. The third
section focuses on key relationship processes, including
attachment, intimacy, sexuality, and conflict.
This book is designed to be an essential resource for senior
undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and
practitioners, and will be suitable as a resource in advanced
courses dealing with the social psychology of close relationships.
Close Relationships: Functions, Forms and Processes provides an
overview of current theory and research in the area of close
relationships, written by internationally renowned scholars whose
work is at the cutting edge of research in the field. The volume
consists of three sections: introductory issues, types of
relationships, and relationship processes. In the first section,
there is an exploration of the functions and benefits of close
relationships, the diversity of methodologies used to study them,
and the changing social context in which close relationships are
embedded. A second section examines the various types of close
relationships, including family bonds and friendships. The third
section focuses on key relationship processes, including
attachment, intimacy, sexuality, and conflict. This book is
designed to be an essential resource for senior undergraduate and
postgraduate students, researchers, and practitioners, and will be
suitable as a resource in advanced courses dealing with the social
psychology of close relationships.
This edited volume draws together a wide range of new and exciting
developments in the study of marital interaction. A significant
feature of the book is its focus, not only on conflict and negative
interactions, but also on the processes by which couples maintain
happy and constructive relationships. The chapters review and
integrate the extensive literature in this area, as well as
presenting important new research findings. The contributors come
from the disciplines of communication, social psychology and
clinical psychology, and have national and international
reputations for their work in this area. The findings reflect the
latest developments in theory and methodology, and have important
implications for those working to strengthen and repair marital
relationships.
This book draws together a wide range of new developments in the study of marital interaction, or how couples communicate with one another in positive and negative situations. Many of the chapters contain new information and insights into how couples can best be helped to deal with issues. This study is of importance to those who study couple interaction, or work with couples to help resolve differences and improve communication.
What happens to couples when they become parents? Becoming Parents presents a landmark study of the transition to parenthood and its effects on individual well-being and couple relationships. Researchers in the study tracked 100 couples who were first-time parents and a comparison sample of couples who were not. The couples gave interviews, recorded domestic tasks and completed questionaires--at the second trimester of pregnancy, as well as 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after the baby was born. The research, based on adult attachment theory, gives us a comprehensive and contemporary picture of what it is like to be a parent today. Encompassing the perspectives of both women and men, Becoming Parents addresses such issues as the changing nature of couples' relationships, the division of domestic labor, changes in new parents' attachment networks and postnatal depression. Judith A. Feeney is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Queensland. Lydia Hohaus is Lecturer in Lifespan Development at Griffith University. Richard P. Alexander is a Ph.D. research candidate at the University of Queensland. All of them live in Brisbane, Australia.
Attachment theory is one of the most popular theoretical perspectives currently influencing research in close relationships. Extremely interesting and well written, Adult Attachment draws together the diverse strands of attachment research as it exists today into a coherent account. Authors Judith Feeney and Patricia Noller give particular emphasis to dating and marital relationships and how an individual's early social experiences affect intimacy later in life. Given that the quality of intimate relationships is a key determinant of subjective well-being, concepts explored by the authors are clearly of both theoretical and practical importance. This volume presents theory and empirical work on attachment as well as on issues of conceptualization and measurement, on the relationship between attachment and working models, and on the links between attachment and other central life tasks such as work and faith. The encompassing and readable Adult Attachment is an excellent supplementary text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in psychology, sociology, communication, family studies, and social work and for professors, practitioners, and researchers in these and related fields.
What happens to couples when they become parents? Becoming Parents presents a landmark study of the transition to parenthood and its effects on individual well-being and couple relationships. Researchers in the study tracked 100 couples who were first-time parents and a comparison sample of couples who were not. The couples gave interviews, recorded domestic tasks and completed questionaires--at the second trimester of pregnancy, as well as 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after the baby was born. The research, based on adult attachment theory, gives us a comprehensive and contemporary picture of what it is like to be a parent today. Encompassing the perspectives of both women and men, Becoming Parents addresses such issues as the changing nature of couples' relationships, the division of domestic labor, changes in new parents' attachment networks and postnatal depression. Judith A. Feeney is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Queensland. Lydia Hohaus is Lecturer in Lifespan Development at Griffith University. Richard P. Alexander is a Ph.D. research candidate at the University of Queensland. All of them live in Brisbane, Australia.
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