Description
Book SynopsisThe
Fourth Edition of this highly successful textbook provides a unique and comprehensive introduction to the study and understanding of human relationships. Fresh insights from family studies, developmental psychology, occupational and organizational psychology also combine to bring new perspectives to this thorough survey of the field.
Thoroughly updated, with new chapters on: relating difficulty; small media technology and relationships, and practical applications, the Fourth Edition offers a fully up-to-date and authoritative review of the field.
Table of Contents
Meaning and Relationships in a Biological and Cultural Context Attachment and Emotion Daily Life The Everyday Conduct and Management of Relationships Relationships within Other Relationships Social Networks and Families Influencing Strangers, Acquaintances and Friends Technology and the Boundary of Relationships It′s All Geek to Me The Management of Relationship Difficulty Some Applications of Relationship Research
