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Bradbury, Thomas N.

Intimate relationships / Thomas N. Bradbury, Benjamin R. Karney. - New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2010. - xxv, 598, 96 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : what do we want to know about intimate relationships? -- Tools for studying intimate relationships -- Theoretical frameworks for understanding intimate relationships -- Men and women, gay and straight -- Attraction and mate selection -- Individuals in relationships : personality and personal history -- Communicating closeness : how intimate relationships are maintained -- Managing differences : conflict and aggression -- Beliefs and values : thinking about intimate relationships -- Explanations and justifications : making meaning in intimate relationships -- Stress and social support : intimate relationships in context -- Interventions : making intimate relationships better -- Intimate relationships across the lifespan.

ISBN: 9780393979572 (pbk.) 0393979571 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2009037110

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA9A8458 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015414876 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Interpersonal relations.

LC Class. No.: HM1106 / .B733 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 302/ / BRA