Stability and Change in Relationships

by Edited by Anita L. Vangelisti , Harry T. Reis , Mary Anne Fitzpatrick

• ISBN13: 9780521790765
• ISBN10: 052179076X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Understanding interpersonal relationships requires understanding actors, behaviors, and contexts. This volume presents cutting edge research from a variety of disciplines that examines personal relationships on all three levels. The first section focuses on the factors that influence individuals to enter, maintain, and dissolve relationships. The second section emphasizes ongoing processes that characterize relationships and focuses on issues such as arguing and sacrificing. The third and final section demonstrates that the process of stability and change are embedded in social, cultural, and historical contexts. Chapters address cultural universals as well as cross-cultural differences in relationship behaviors and outcomes. The emergence of new relational forms, such as the interaction between people and computers, is also explored. Stability and Change in Relationships will be of interest to a broad range of fields, including psychology, sociology, communications, gerontology, and counselling.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Preface	xi
PART ONE: ACTORS: THE SCAFFOLDING OF STABILITY AND CHANGE
Change in Relationship Knowledge Representations	5	(30)
Paula R. Pietromonaco
Jean-Philippe Laurenceau
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Personality Effects on Personal Relationships over the Life Span	35	(22)
Jens B. Asendorpf
An Intergenerational Model of Romantic Relationship Development	57	(26)
Chalandra M. Bryant
Rand D. Conger
How Relationships Begin and End: A Genetic Perspective	83	(24)
David T. Lykken
PART TWO: BEHAVIORS: THE PROCESSES OF STABILITY AND CHANGE
Serial Arguing over the Relational Life Course: Antecedents and Consequences	107	(22)
Michael E. Roloff
Kristen Linnea Johnson
Communication, Relationship Concerns, and Satisfaction in Early Marriage	129	(27)
Patricia Noller
Judith A. Feeney
Sacrifice in Romantic Relationships: An Exploration of Relevant Research and Theory	156	(26)
Sarah Whitton
Scott Stanley
Howard Markman
Stability and Change in Social Relations: Perspectives from Gerontology and Stress Research	182	(25)
David A. Chiriboga
What Microanalysis of Behavior in Social Situations Can Reveal about Relationships across the Life Span	207	(21)
Rebecca M. Warner
Developing a Multifaceted View of Change in Relationships	228	(29)
Ronald D. Rogge
Thomas N. Bradbury
PART THREE: CONTEXTS: SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR STABILITY AND CHANGE
Social Networks and Change in Personal Relationships	257	(28)
Susan Sprecher
Diane Felmlee
Terri L. Orbuch
Marion C. Willetts
Creating a Context for Change: Integrative Couple Therapy	285	(21)
Jennifer Wheeler
Andrew Christensen
Passionate Love and Sexual Desire: Cultural and Historical Perspectives	306	(19)
Elaine Hatfield
Richard L. Rapson
Rules for Responsive Robots: Using Human Interactions to Build Virtual Interactions	325	(30)
Joseph N. Cappella
Catherine Pelachaud
Author Index	355	(15)
Subject Index	370