Interpersonal Relationships
1st Edition
Published on 9. March 2000
Book
Hardback
188 pages
978-0-415-19623-9 (ISBN)
Description
Interpersonal Relationships considers friendship and more intimate relationships including theories of why we need them, how they are formed, what we get out of them and the stages through which they go. Social and cultural variations are discussed as well as the effects of relationships on our well-being and happiness.
The book is tailor-made for the student new to higher-level study. With its helpful textbook features provided to assist in examination and learning techniques, it should interest all introductory psychology and sociology students, as well as those training for the caring services, such as nurses.
The book is tailor-made for the student new to higher-level study. With its helpful textbook features provided to assist in examination and learning techniques, it should interest all introductory psychology and sociology students, as well as those training for the caring services, such as nurses.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
College/higher education
Illustrations
7 s/w Tabellen
7 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
650 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-19623-9 (9780415196239)
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Diana Dwyer
Interpersonal Relationships
E-Book
07/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
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Diana Dwyer
Interpersonal Relationships
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07/2013
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Interpersonal Relationships
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03/2000
1st Edition
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Person
Diana Dwyer is a Lecturer in Psychology at South Nottingham College and has been a committee member of the Association for the Teaching of Psychology since 1988.
Content
Part 1.Types of Relationships. Introduction. Research on Interpersonal Relationships. Types of Relationships. Summary. Part 2. Types of Love. The Basic Distinction: Companionate and Passionate Love. Rubin's Model of Liking and Loving. Sternberg's Triangle of Love. Lee's Six Styles of Loving. Types of Love and Attachment Styles. Summary. Part 3. Factors Determining Relationship Formation. Proximity. Similarity. Physical Attraction. Reciprocal Liking. Complementarity. Competence. Summary. Part 4.Theories of Interpersonal Attraction. Learning theory. Social Exchange theory. Equity theory. Sociobiology. Summary. Part 5. The Maintenance and Course of Relationships. Stage and Filter Models. Evaluation of Filter and Stage theories. Summary. Part 6.The Dissolution of Relationships. Conflicts in Relationships. Duck's Model of Relationship Dissolution. Rusbult and Zembrodt's Model of Responses to Relationship Dissatisfaction. Concluding Comments. Summary. Part 7.Components and Effects of Relationships. Components of Relationships: Self-Disclosure. Components of Relationships: Rules. Components of Relationships: Power. Health and Happiness. Summary. Part 8.Individual, Social and Cultural Variations in Relationships. Homosexual Relationships. Gender Differences In Same-sex Friendships. Cross-Cultural Differences In Heterosexual Relationships. Summary. Part 9. Study Aids. Improving Your Essay Writing Skills. Key Research Summary. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.