development orientation relationship relationships

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The Development of Intimate Relationship
Daniel Perlman, Beverly Fehr

Sage Publications, Inc, 1987

Perlman and Duck's book focuses on the development of intimate relationships. It has been organized around the chronology of a relationship, and deals conceptually with new developments such as the acknowledgement of both positive forces and conflict processes; greater attention to stages and processes; and areas of concern to both researchers and practitioners. The contributors provide new statements on work at the forefront of the field and ...

The Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships

Cambridge University Press, 2006

With the field of personal relationships having grown dramatically in the past quarter century, this volume serves as a benchmark of the current state of scholarship, synthesizing the extant theoretical and empirical literature, tracing its historical roots, and making recommendations for future directions. The authors are international experts from a variety of disciplines including several subfields of psychology, communication, family studies ...

Intimate Relationships

2 reviews
Sharon Stephens Brehm, Rowland Miller, ...

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2001

Tired of all those confusing opinions about your love life?
Sharon S. Brehm is a respected social psychologist who has composed a witty, fun, and insightful tome regarding the many fascinating contributions her field has made to the study of love relationships. Popular press books may or may not offer valid advice--they aren't relying on scientific research, but rather on opinions (which often conflict with the opinions found in still other books). ...

The Practice of International Health A Case- Based Orientation

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

Virtually every school of public health in the country teaches a global health course, yet the major textbooks on the subject offer coverage of technical and policy oriented issues, but pay very little attention to the actual practice of international health. At present, professors must fill the gaps with personal anecdotes and second-hand stories. This new book comprises a series of case studies presenting vivid accounts of international health ...