Description |
1 online resource (1818 pages). |
Series |
A sage reference publication
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Gale virtual reference library
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Note |
Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 23, 2009). |
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"A Sage reference publication." |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
This encyclopedia offers an interdisciplinary view of all types of human associations—friends, lovers, spouses, roommates, coworkers, teammates, parents and children, cousins, siblings, acquaintances, neighbors, business associates, and so forth. Although each of these connections is unique in some respect, they share a common core of principles and processes. These three volumes provide a state-of-the-art review of the extensive theories, concepts, and empirical findings about human relationships. It offers a diverse approach to relationship science with contributions from psychology, sociology, communication, family studies, anthropology, physiology, neuroscience, history, economics, and legal studies. Major themes include: Cognitive Processes in Relationships, Communication ocesses, Creating and Maintaining Closeness, The Dark Side of Relationships, Dating, Courtship, and Marriage, Emotion Processes in Relationships, Family, Friendship and Caregiving in Adulthood, Health and the Biology of Relationships, Methods for Studying Relationships, Personality and Individual Differences, Prevention and Repair of Relationship Problems, Psychological Processes, Sexuality, Social Context of Relationships, Social Relations in Childhood and Adolescence, Theoretical Approaches to Studying Relationships, Types of Relationships. |
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Description based on print version record. |
Subject |
Interpersonal relations -- Encyclopedias.
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Social interaction -- Encyclopedias.
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PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology
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Genre/Form |
Electronic references sources.
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Added Author |
Reis, Harry T. Editor.
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Sprecher, Susan, 1955- Editor.
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Sage Publications.
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Sage eReference (Online service)
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Other Form: |
Print version: Encyclopedia of human relationships. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, c2009 9781412958462 (DLC) 2008038165 (OCoLC)244068467 |
ISBN |
9781452265742 (electronic bk.) |
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1452265747 (electronic bk.) |
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