Couples in Conflict

by Booth, Alan; Crouter, Ann C.; Clements, Mari

• ISBN13: 9781410600134
• ISBN10: 1410600130
• Copyright: 2001-06-12
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This vol investigates couple conflict, in both it's damaging & constructive incarnations, with an eye toward its effects on the couples, their families and the broader community. Written by & for family specialists, developmental & clinical psychologists

Table of Contents

Couples in Conflict	p. i
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
What Are the Societal and Bioevolutionary Underpinnings of Couple Conflict?	p. 1
The Evolutionary Psychology of Couple Conflict in Registered Versus De Facto Marital Unions	p. 3
References	p. 21
Marital Violence in Evolutionary Perspective	p. 27
Men's Changing Family Relationships	p. 37
References	p. 44
Searching for the Roots of Marital Conflict in Uxoricides and Uxorious Husbands	p. 47
References	p. 54
What Are the Interpersonal Roots of Couple Conflict? What Are the Consequences for Individuals and Couples?	p. 57
Reconsidering the Role of Conflict in Marriage	p. 59
References	p. 78
Expanding the Study of Dyadic Conflict: the Potential Role of Self-Evaluation Maintenance Processes	p. 83
References	p. 92
Conflict and Control: Symmetry and Asymmetry in Domestic Violence	p. 95
References	p. 104
Broadening the Scope of Couples Research: Pragmatics and Prevention	p. 105
References	p. 113
What Effects Does Couple Conflict Have on Children? How Do Individual Differences in Children Moderate These Effects?	p. 115
Couple Conflict, Children, and Families: It's Not Just You and Me, Babe	p. 117
References	p. 142
The Impact of Interparental Conflict on Adolescent Children: Considerations of Family Systems and Family Structure	p. 149
References	p. 158
Understanding Child and Adolescent Response to Caregiver Conflict: Some Observations on Context, Process, and Method	p. 161
References	p. 171
Increasing Precision in the Study of Interparental Conflict and Child Adjustment	p. 173
References	p. 180
What Policies and Programs Influence Couple Conflict? What Works? What Doesn't Work? Where Do We Go from Here?	p. 183
Helping Families Change: from Clinical Interventions to Population-Based Strategies	p. 185
References	p. 215
The Challenge of Changing Couples	p. 221
References	p. 226
Policy Responses to Couple Conflict and Domestic Violence: a Framework for Discussion	p. 227
References	p. 238
Behavioral Family Intervention: Less "behavior" and More "family"	p. 241
References	p. 248
Reviewing Couples in Conflict	p. 251
References	p. 268
Author Index	p. 269
Subject Index	p. 279
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