The Fourth Edition of this highly successful textbook provides a unique and comprehensive introduction to the
study and understanding of human relationships. This thoroughly revised edition combines the most recent research
from social, personality, and developmental psychology, communication studies, family studies, and sociology with
greater interdisciplinarity coverage and emphasis on processes of everyday life. Fresh insights from family studies,
developmental psychology, occupational, and organizational psychology also combine to bring new perspectives to
this thorough survey of the field.
Thoroughly updated, with new chapters on Relating Difficulty, "small media" technology and relationships,
and practical applications, the new edition is responsive to the student demand for insight into their own lives.
Table of Contents
Meaning and Relationships in a Biological and Cultural Context
Attachment and Emotion
Daily Life
The Everyday Conduct and Management of Relationships
Relationships within Other Relationships
Social Networks and Families
Influencing Strangers, Acquaintances and Friends
Technology and the Boundary of Relationships
It's All Geek to Me
The Management of Relationship Difficulty
Some Applications of Relationship Research
