Close Relationships: A Sourcebook / Edition 1

by Clyde A. Hendrick, Susan S. Hendrick

Overview

As Ellen Bercheid points out in her foreword to this volume, relationship science is a complex and ever expanding field. Much credit goes to editors Clyde Hendrick and Susan S. Hendrick for their scholarly dedication to the advancement of this multidisciplinary arena. This sourcebook demonstrates, yet again, their expertise and leadership as they succeed in combining many great contributions to the field by some of the most respected specialists around. Read this book for a panoramic view of close relationship research with highlights from current literature, original research, practical applications, and projections for future research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761916062
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/20/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	500
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Editor's Introduction - Clyde Hendrick
Close Relationships
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Retrospections - Steve Duck and Kris Pond
Rhetoric and Reality in Personal Relationships
Account-Making and the Formation of Expectations about Close Relationships - John H Harvey, Gina Agostinelli and Ann L Weber
Issues in Studying Close Relationships - Ellen Berscheid, Mark Snyder and Allen M Omoto
Conceptualizing and Measuring Closeness
A Reproductive Exchange Model of Heterosexual Relationships - Douglas T Kendrick and Melanie R Trost
Putting Proximate Economics in Ultimate Perspective
Behavior and Satisfaction in Marriage - Thomas N Bradbury and Frank D Fincham
Prospective Mediating Processes
Emotional Communication in Personal Relationships - Ross Buck
A Developmental-Interactionist View
The Influence of Gender on Same-Sex Friendships - Drury Sherrod
Trust in Close Relationships - John G Holmes and John K Rempel
Envy and Jealousy in Close Relationships - Peter Salovey and Judith Rodin
A Model of the Causes of Date Rape in Developing and Close Relationships - R Lance Shotland

Editorial Reviews

The editors, Clyde Hendrick (Paul Whitfield Horn Professor, Texas Tech University) and Susan S. Hendrick (Psychology, Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University) offer an overview of close relationship research, with highlights from current literature, original research, practical applications, and projections for future research. Twenty-six essays are included, representing the work of 48 authors. The selections discuss the different forms relationships take, the processes they undergo, and the difficulties they encounter. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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