Relationships

Part 1 Prolegomena: from everyday behaviour towards a science of relationships; obstacles to a science of relationships; the self, interactions and relationships. Part 2 Characteristics of relationships: describing relationships; problems in description; the constituent interactions; the content and diversity of interactions; qualities of interactions and communication; relative frequency and patterning in interactions; give and take; similarity versus difference - similarity/reciprocity; similarity versus difference - difference/complementarity; conflict and power - conflict; conflict and power - power; closeness; self-disclosure and privacy; inter-personal perception, accounts, and the perception of relationships; satisfaction; comittment. Part 3 Further principles for understanding relationship progress: individual characteristics; social and extra-dyadic influences; dissonance, balance and attribution; exchange, equity, interdependence and investment theories; the cateogrization of resources; attachment theory; negative and positive feedback. Part 4 Friendship and love: acquaintance; the development of relationships; maintenance; the decline and dissolution of relationships; a programme for integration.