Close Relationships: Functions, Forms and Processes

by Noller,Patricia

• ISBN13: 9781841694276
• ISBN10: 1841694274
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781134953332
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-26
• Publisher: Psychology Pres
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Summary

Close Relationships: Functions, Forms and Processesprovides 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 coursesdealing with the social psychology of close relationships.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Introduction	xi
Section I: Introductory Issues	1	(64)
1 The Needs, Benefits, and Perils of Close Relationships	3	(22)
Jeffry A. Simpson and Sisi Tran
2 The Changing Social Context of Relationships	25	(24)
Chalandra M. Bryant, John M. Bolland, Linda M. Burton, Tera Hurt, and Barlynda M. Bryant
3 Studying Close Relationships: Methodological Challenges and Advances	49	(16)
Judith A. Feeney
Section II: Types of Relationships	65	(122)
4 Marital Relationships	67	(22)
Patricia Noller
5 Parent–Child Relationships: Contemporary Perspectives	89	(22)
Ross D. Parke, Kristie Morris, Thomas Schofield, Melinda Leidy, Marie Miller, and Mary Flyr
6 Parent–Adolescent Relationships	111	(16)
W. Andrew Collins and Brett Laursen
7 Sibling Relationships in Childhood and Adolescence	127	(24)
Susan. M. McHale, Ji-Yeon Kim, and Shawn D. Whiteman
8 Adult Friendship: A Decade Review	151	(20)
Koji Ueno and Rebecca G. Adams
9 Interethnic Relationships	171	(16)
Stanley O. Gaines, Jr., Regan A.R. Gurung, Yu-Yi Lin, and Nektaria Pouli
Section III: Relationship Processes	187	(188)
10 Attachment Across the Lifespan.	189	(22)
Cindy Hazan, Mary Campa, and Nurit Gur-Yaish
11 Intimacy and the Self: An Iterative Model of the Self and Close Relationships	211	(16)
Shelly L. Gable and Harry T. Reis
12 Passionate Love, Sexual Desire, and Mate Selection: Cross-Cultural and Historical Perspectives	227	(18)
Elaine Hatfield and Richard L. Rapson
13 Mate Selection: Adaptive Problems and Evolved Cognitive Programs	245	(22)
Debra Lieberman
14 Sexuality in Close Relationships	267	(18)
Susan Sprecher
15 Emotion and Cognition in Close Relationships	285	(20)
Julie Fitness
16 What Partners Do to Maintain Their Close Relationships	305	(20)
Kathryn Dindia and Tara M. Emmers-Sommer
17 From Bickering to Battering: Destructive Conflict Processes in Intimate Relationships	325	(28)
Linda J. Roberts
18 Relationship Dissolution: Antecedents, Processes, and Consequences	353	(22)
Anita L. Vangelisti
Author Index	375	(18)
Subject Index	393