Read more
Zusatztext "...(there) are a number of interesting, if not consistently enlightening, essays on such relationship phenomena as misunderstanding, jealousy and envy, gossip, sexual coercion, unrequited love, and codependence." — Contemporary Psychology Informationen zum Autor William R. Cupach, Brian H. Spitzberg Klappentext This volume examines the negative or "dark" elements of close relationships. For use by scholars and students in social psychology, personal relationships, and interpersonal communication. Zusammenfassung This volume examines the negative or "dark" elements of close relationships. For use by scholars and students in social psychology, personal relationships, and interpersonal communication. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface. Introduction: Dusk, Detritus, and Delusion: A Prolegomenon to the Dark Side of Close Relationships. Part I: Seducing. D. Felmlee, Fatal Attraction. L.K. Guerrero, P.A. Andersen, The Dark Side of Jealousy and Envy: Desire, Delusion, Desperation, and Destructive Communication. Part II: Confusing. A.L. Sillars, (Mis)Understanding. M.E. Jaeger, A.A. Skelder, R.L. Rosnow, Who's Up on the Low Down: Gossip in Interpersonal Relations. Part III: Bruising. S.J. Messman, D.J. Canary, Patterns of Conflict in Personal Relationships. B.A. Le Poire, J.S. Hallett, H. Giles, Codependence: The Paradoxical Nature of the Functional--Afflicted Relationship. Part IV: Abusing. B.H. Spitzberg, Sexual Coercion in Courtship Relations. W.R. Cupach, B.H. Spitzberg, Obsessional Relational Intrusion and Stalking. Part V: Losing. A.L. Weber, Losing, Leaving, and Letting Go: Coping With Nonmarital Breakups. E. Bratslavsky, R.F. Baumeister, K.L. Sommer, To Love or Be Loved in Vain: The Trials and Tribulations of Unrequited Love. C. Segrin, Disrupted Interpersonal Relationships and Mental Health Problems. Part VI: Musings. K.S. Rook, Investigating the Positive and Negative Sides of Personal Relationships: Through a Lens Darkly? ...
