| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xv, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-324) and index. |
| Summary |
Describes the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program, a research-tested approach to handling conflicts and disagreements in a marriage with a goal of enhancing intimacy, fun, commitment, friendship, and sensuality. |
| Contents |
Understanding the Risks on the Road to Lasting Love -- Four Hallmarks of a Great Relationship: PREP in a Nutshell -- Destructive Patterns: Signs of Danger Ahead -- Changing Roles, Changing Rules: Men and Women in Conflict -- Teaming Up to Handle Conflict -- When What You Heard Isn't What I Said: Understanding Filters in Communication -- Talking Safely Without Fighting: The Speaker-Listener Technique -- Controlling the Home Fires: Handling Issues and Events Well -- New Perspectives on Problems and Problem Solving -- Keeping Conflict Under Control: Ground Rules for a Great Relationship -- Enjoying Each Other -- Safe Harbor: Preserving and Protecting Friendship -- Playing Together: How to Succeed in Fun Without Really Trying -- Sense and Sensuality: Enhancing and Protecting Your Sex Life -- Sacred Places: Core Beliefs and Spiritual Intimacy -- Staying the Course -- Why You Can't Always Get What You Want: Unraveling the Mysteries of Expectations -- Forgiveness: Restoring Hope -- Sticking, Stuck, or Stopped: On the Path to Commitment -- What to Do Now -- Some Thoughts on Domestic Violence. |
| Subject |
Marriage.
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Interpersonal relations.
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Interpersonal communication.
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Interpersonal communication. (OCoLC)fst00977344
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Interpersonal relations. (OCoLC)fst00977397
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Marriage. (OCoLC)fst01010443
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Huwelijk.
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Conflictmanagement.
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Ehe (DE-588)4013630-9
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Kommunikation (DE-588)4031883-7
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Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung (DE-588)4079583-4
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Marriage.
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Interpersonal relations.
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Interpersonal communication.
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| Added Author |
Stanley, Scott, 1955-
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Blumberg, Susan L., 1959-
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Markman, Howard, 1950- Fighting for your marriage. 1st ed. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©1994 (OCoLC)761280010 |
| ISBN |
1555427006 |
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9781555427009 |
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1555426573 |
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9781555426576 |
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0787902802 |
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9780787902803 |
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0585279071 |
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9780585279077 |
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