Courtship

This fascinating volume focuses on courtship, paying particular attention to the differences between relationship and courtship development and deterioration.

The authors describe factors that affect the later course of marriage, trace historical roots of courtship, discuss models of courtship that have guided research in this area and examine circumstantial factors that discriminate between stable and unstable premarital relationships. They also explore the `dark side' of courtship - violence between dating partners - and reveal the processes involved in the dissolution phase of premarital relationships. The volume concludes with a look at the future of courtship as an institution and suggestions for further

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The Importance of Courtship
The History of Courtship
Stage and Interpersonal Process Models of Courtship
Factors Predicting Premarital Relationship Stability
Courtships in Crisis
Future Perspectives on Courtship

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Sally Lloyd
Title: Professor
Co-Chair, Department of Teacher Education
Scholarly Interests:
Dr. Lloyd′s research interests include family/school collaboration and violence against women

Zusammenfassung

This fascinating volume focuses on courtship, paying particular attention to the differences between relationship and courtship development and deterioration. The authors describe factors that affect the later course of marriage, trace historical roots of courtship, discuss models of courtship that have guided research in this area and examine circumstantial factors that discriminate between stable and unstable premarital relationships. They also explore the `dark side' of courtship - violence between dating partners - and reveal the processes involved in the dissolution phase of premarital relationships. The volume concludes with a look at the future of courtship as an institution and suggestions for further

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Rodney M. Cate, Cate Rodney M., Sally A Lloyd, Sally A. Lloyd
• Verlag: Sage Publications
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 28.01.1993
• EAN: 9780803937086
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-3708-6
• Seiten: 142
• Gewicht: 450 g
• Serien: Sage Series on Close Relations; SAGE Series on Close Relationships; SAGE Series on Close Relationships; Sage Series on Close Relations; Sage Close Relationships
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Psychologie > Theoretische Psychologie; Ratgeber > Lebenshilfe, Alltag > Partnerschaft, Sexualität; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Gender studies, gender groups, Sociology: family and relationships