Intimate Relationships

Part 1 Introduction to the Study of Intimate Relationships 1 The Building Blocks of Relationships 2 Research Methods Part 2 Getting Together and Basic Processes in Intimate Relationships 3 Attraction 4 Social Cognition 5 Communication 6 Interdependency Part 3 Friendship and Intimacy 7 Friendships Across the Life Cycle 8 Love 9 Sexuality Part 4 Relationship Issues 10 Stresses and Strains 11 Power in Intimate Relationships 12 Conflict and Violence Part 5 Losing and Enhancing Relationships 13 The Dissolution and Loss of Relationships 14 Loneliness 15 Fostering Relationships: Getting, Maintaining, and Repairing Them