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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Mating Relationships | |
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Mate Preferences | |
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Theoretical Approaches to Human Mating | |
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Methods Used to Examine Mate Preferences | |
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Empirical Evidence | |
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Continuing Debates | |
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Summary | |
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Attraction and Courtship | |
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Communicating Romantic Interest | |
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The First Date | |
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Beyond the First Date: Initiating a Romantic Relationship | |
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Pathways to Commitment | |
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Summary | |
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Relationship Development | |
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The Sequence of Relationship Development | |
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The Process of Relationship Development | |
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Summary | |
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Marriage and Mate Selection | |
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Mating Systems Across Cultures | |
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The Nature of Marriage | |
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Division of Labor | |
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Marital Satisfaction: How Happy are Married Couples? | |
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Has Marriage Changed Over Time? | |
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Same-Sex Marriage | |
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Cohabitation: An Alternative to Marriage | |
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Summary | |
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Conflict and Dissolution | |
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Conflict | |
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Relationship Dissolution | |
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Summary | |
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Intervention | |
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Identifying Distressed Relationships | |
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Treating Distressed Relationships | |
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Does Therapy Work? | |
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Summary | |
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Love | |
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General Theories of Love | |
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The Triangular Theory of Love | |
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The Colors (Styles) of Love | |
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The Prototype Approach: Mental Models of Love | |
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Summary | |
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Passionate and Companionate Love | |
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Passionate Love: A "Sexy" Kind of Love | |
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Companionate Love: A "Sturdy" Kind of Love | |
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Summary | |
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Love Gone Bad: Problematic Aspects of Love | |
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Unrequited Passionate Love | |
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Obsession and Relational Stalking | |
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Mismatched Love Styles | |
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Loss of Passion | |
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Summary | |
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Sex | |
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Sexual Attitudes | |
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Beliefs About Sex in Dating Relationships | |
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Beliefs About Sex in Marital Relationships | |
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Summary | |
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Sex in Beginning Relationships | |
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Sexuality and the Attraction Process | |
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Sexuality in Beginning Relationships | |
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Summary | |
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Sex in Established Relationships | |
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Sexual Frequency | |
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Sexual Practices | |
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Sexual Preferences | |
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Sexual Satisfaction | |
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Sexual Communication | |
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Sexuality and Relationship Satisfaction | |
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Summary | |
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Sex Gone Bad: Problematic Aspects of Relational Sex | |
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Sexual Dissatisfaction | |
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Sexual Aggression | |
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Sexual Infidelity | |
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Sexual Jealousy | |
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Summary | |
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Individual Differences | |
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Maleness and Femaleness | |
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Biological Sex | |
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Psychological Gender or Sex Role Orientation | |
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Summary | |
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Personality | |
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Supertraits | |
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Self-Monitoring | |
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Sociosexual Orientation | |
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Summary | |
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Chapter16. Interpersonal Belief Systems | |
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Attachment Styles | |
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Rejection Sensitivity | |
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Romanticism | |
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Summary | |
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Concluding Remarks | |
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References | |
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Author Index | |
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Subject Index | |
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About the Author | |