The Social Psychology of Personal Relationships

The Social Psychology of Personal Relationships provides a conciseand highly readable introduction to the major social psychologicalperspectives on the study of personal relationships. Thecontributors, all internationally recognized scholars in theirrespective fields, address the study of personal relationships fromthe following key social psychological perspectives:


* attachment theory
* evolutionary psychology
* interdependence relations
* interracial relationships
* self-expansion theory
* self-presentation theory
This important text also contains an innovative chapter on how toanalyze data from dyadic relationship studies, along withmeta-theoretical commentaries by Ickes and Duck, and by Acitelli,Duck and West.
A useful reference for professionals whose research and/orclinical practice focuses on personal relationships, this book isalso intended for advanced students in the areas of socialpsychology, clinical and counseling psychology, communicationstudies, family studies and sociology courses.

The Social Psychology of Personal Relationships is one of a seriesof paperbacks dedicated to the study and application of processesby which individuals relate to each other in social and familysettings. Each book provides an expanded and up-to-date version ofa section in the original Handbook of Personal Relationships(second edition) edited by Steve Duck. Personal Relationships and Social Psychology (W. Ickes & S.Duck).

An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Relationships (D. Kenrick& M. Trost).

A Process Model of Adult Attachment Formation (D. Zeifman & C.Hazan).

Perspectives on Interracial Relationships (S. Gaines & W.Ickes).

Interdependence in Personal Relationships (C. Rusbult & X.Arriaga).

Self-expansion Motivation and Including Other in the Self (A. Aron& E. Aron).

Self-presentational Perspectives on Personal Relationships (M.Leary & R. Miller).

Methods of Studying Close Relationships (W. Ickes).

On the Statistics of Interdependence: Treating Dyadic Data withRespect (R. Gonzalez & D. Griffin).

Embracing the Social in Personal Relationships and Research (L.Acitelli, et al.).

References.

Indexes.

William Ickes, University of Texas, USA.

Steve Duck, University of Iowa, USA. The Social Psychology of Personal Relationships provides a concise and highly readable introduction to the major social psychological perspectives on the study of personal relationships. The contributors, all internationally recognized scholars in their respective fields, address the study of personal relationships from the following key social psychological perspectives:

• attachment theory
• evolutionary psychology
• interdependence relations
• interracial relationships
• self-expansion theory
• self-presentation theory

This important text also contains an innovative chapter on how to analyze data from dyadic relationship studies, along with meta-theoretical commentaries by Ickes and Duck, and by Acitelli, Duck and West.
A useful reference for professionals whose research and/or clinical practice focuses on personal relationships, this book is also intended for advanced students in the areas of social psychology, clinical and counseling psychology, communication studies, family studies and sociology courses.

The Social Psychology of Personal Relationships is one of a series of paperbacks dedicated to the study and application of processes by which individuals relate to each other in social and family settings. Each book provides an expanded and up-to-date version of a section in the original Handbook of Personal Relationships (second edition) edited by Steve Duck.