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Close Romantic Relationships by John H Harvey

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Close Romantic Relationships by John H Harvey

With contributions from the leading experts on relationships, this book covers important issues, such as love as self-expansion, equity in maintaining close relationships, commitment, social support, self-verification, and minding the relationship. The end result is a comprehensive account of the reasons why close relationships are or are not maintained and the manner in which these principles can be applied to current social issues and clinical interventions.

Divided into two sections, Part I describes models developed to characterize how relationships are maintained over time, accounts of specific mechanisms at work in close relationships, and conceptualizations of the maintenance and enhancement of close relationships using existing theoretical paradigms. Part II addresses contemporary social issues, as well as clinical applications.

Close Romantic Relationships will appeal to students, researchers, and professionals due to its broad sampling of theory and research on relationship maintenance and enhancement.

"..a strong contribution to our literature on relational maintenance...of considerable value to all who study romantic relationships."
—Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

"...a classic book to be added to the library of anyone interested in close romantic relationships."
—Contemporary Psychology

"Harvey is excellent....The chapter authors include many of the top people in the field."
—Robert Sternberg
Yale University

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ISBN 13 9780805835526
ISBN 10 0805835520
Title Close Romantic Relationships
Author John H Harvey
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Psychology Press
Year published 2001-06-01
Number of pages 408
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.