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Intimate Relationships 9th Edition by Rowland Miller, ISBN-13: 978-1260804263
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- Publisher: McGraw Hill; 9th edition (February 17, 2021)
- Language: English
- 624 pages
- ISBN-10: 1260804267
- ISBN-13: 978-1260804263
Intimate Relationships is a comprehensive survey of relationship science that draws on social psychology, communication studies, family studies, sociology, clinical psychology, neuroscience, demography, and economics. The ninth edition has unmatched currency and breadth. It has new or substantially expanded treatment of gender, sexual orientation, consensual non-monogamy, and transgender individuals’ relationships. It speaks to, and includes, everyone. From back burner relationships to stealthing and selfishness and on to humility and life history theory, everything new and cutting-edge in relationship science is here.
Table of Contents:
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
About the Author
1. The Building Blocks of Relationships
The Nature and Importance of Intimacy
The Influence of Culture
The Influence of Experience
The Influence of Individual Differences
The Influence of Human Nature
The Influence of Interaction
The Dark Side of Relationships
For Your Consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
2. Research Methods
The Short History of Relationship Science
Developing a Question
Obtaining Participants
Choosing a Design
The Nature of Our Data
The Ethics of Such Endeavors
Interpreting and Integrating Results
A Final Note
For Your Consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
3. Attraction
The Fundamental Basis of Attraction
Proximity: Liking Those Near Us
Physical Attractiveness: Liking Those Who are Lovely
Reciprocity: Liking Those Who Like Us
Similarity: Liking Those Who are Like Us
So, What do Men and Women Want?
for your consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
4. Social Cognition
First Impressions (and Beyond)
The Power of Perceptions
Impression Management
So, Just How Well Do We Know Our Partners?
For Your Consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
5. Communication
Nonverbal Communication
Verbal Communication
Dysfunctional Communication and what to do about it
For Your Consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
6. Interdependency
Social Exchange
The Economies of Relationships
Are We Really This Greedy?
The Nature of Commitment
For Your Consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
7. Friendship
The Nature of Friendship
Friendship Across the Life Cycle
Differences in Friendship
Friendship Difficulties
For Your Consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
8. Love
A Brief History of Love
Types of Love
Individual and Cultural Differences in Love
Does Love Last?
For Your Consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
9. Sexuality
Sexual Attitudes
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Satisfaction
Sexual Coercion
For Your consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
10. Stresses and Strains
Perceived Relational value
Hurt Feelings
Ostracism
Jealousy
Deception and Lying
Betrayal
Forgiveness
For Your Consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
11. Conflict
The Nature of Conflict
The Course of Conflict
The Outcomes of Conflict
For Your Consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
12. Power and Violence
Power and Interdependence
Violence in Relationships
For Your Consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
13. The Dissolution and Loss of Relationships
The Changing Rate of Divorce
The Predictors of Divorce
Breaking Up
The Aftermath of Breakups
For Your Consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
14. Maintaining and Repairing Relationships
Maintaining and Enhancing Relationships
Repairing Relationships
In Conclusion
For Your Consideration
Key Terms
Chapter Summary
Suggestions for Satisfaction
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Rowland S. Miller is a Professor of Psychology at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. He has been teaching a course in Close Relationships for over 25 years, and he won the 2008 Teaching Award from the International Association for Relationship Research (primarily as a result of this book). He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and a winner of the Edwin Newman Award for Excellence in Research from Psi Chi and the American Psychological Association.
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