Handbook of Personal Relationships: Theory, Research, and Interventions

Partial table of contents: CONCEPTUALIZATIONS AND METHODS. Rules, Scripts, and Prototypes in Personal Relationships (G. Ginsburg). The Observational Method: Studying the Interaction of Minds and Bodies (W. Ickes & W. Tooke). DEVELOPMENTAL/LIFECYCLE. Ontogeny, Phylogeny, and Relationships (A. Nash). Relations among Relationships (J. Dunn). COMMUNICATION. Persuasion in Personal Relationships (G. Miller & F. Boster). Communicator Style Theory in Marital Interaction: Persistent Challenges (R. Norton). SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY. Courtship (R. Cate & S. Lloyd). Roles and Gender in Relationships (C. Hendrick). COMMUNITY AND CLINICAL. The Processes and Mechanisms of Social Support (S. Hobfoll & J. Stokes). Toward a More Differentiated View of Loneliness (K. Rook). References. Index.Duck, Steve is the author of 'Handbook of Personal Relationships: Theory, Research, and Interventions' with ISBN 9780471914914 and ISBN 0471914916.