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1 online resource (205 pages) |
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International Series in Social Psychology |
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International series in social psychology.
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| Contents |
Cover; Personal Relationships Across the Lifespan; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; 1 Introduction; Stages of the Lifespan; Important Themes in Relationship Development; Cultural and Subcultural Issues; The Effects of One Relationship on Another; Methodological Issues; Organization of this Volume; 2 Infancy and Childhood; Before the First Relationship: from General Sociability to the Threshold of Attachment; The Maturation of Readiness for a Relationship; Defining Attachment; The Roots of Attachment in Mother-Infant Interaction; Attachment as an Integrated Behavioural System |
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Naturalistic and Laboratory-based Assessments of Infant-Parent AttachmentThe Strange Situation; What Determines a Secure Parent-Child Attachment?; Relationship with Parents during Childhood: Long-term Consequences; Social Intelligence: Growth of a Theory of Mind; Opposition and Negotiation in the Parent-Toddler Relationship: The Phenomenon of Negativism; Acquiring Persuasion Skills; Family Dialogue and Household Work; Parental Discipline Strategies; Marital Conflict and Children's Development; Siblings and Development; Differential Parental Treatment and Sibling Rivalry |
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Sibling-Sibling Interaction and Individual DevelopmentPeers as Playmates and Agents of Socialization; The Peer Group and Sociometric Measurement; Predictors of Popularity; Summary; 3 Relationships During Adolescence; Parent-Adolescent Relationships; Developments in Peer Relationships; Romantic Relationships; Summary and Conclusions; 4 Early Adulthood; Becoming an Adult; The Importance of Relationships with Parents; Sibling Relationships; Living Together; Marriage; Transition to Parenthood; Adult Friendships; Social Support; Summary and Conclusions; 5 Relationships in Middle Age |
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Defining Middle AgeGender and Middle Age; Marital Relationships in Middle Age; Parenting in Midlife; Attachment in Relationships between Adult Children and their Parents; Friendships in Midlife; Summary; 6 Personal Relationships and the Elderly; Defining Old Age; Pessimistic Views of Later Life; Importance of Relationships in Later Life; Ambivalent Relations between Family Members and Elderly People; Transitions in Later Life; Dealing with Change; Marriage Relationships in Later Life; Loss of Spouse; Relationships with Adult Children; Sibling Relationships in Later Life; Grand parenting |
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Variables Affecting the Grandparent-Grandchild RelationshipFriendships in Later Life; Illness and the Elderly; Care of the Elderly; Elder Abuse; Future Trends in Relationships of the Elderly; Summary; 7 Relationships Across the Lifespan: Key Themes And Concepts; Attachment; Intimacy; Communication; Conflict; Power and Control; Cultural and Subcultural Issues; Effects of One Relationship on Another; Future Patterns in Family Relationships; References; Author index; Subject index |
| Summary |
Personal Relationships Across the Lifespan presents a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the role of personal relationships in people's lives. Highlighting areas of special significance and research interest at each major life-stage, Patricia Noller, Judith A. Feeney and Candida Peterson, examine how close relationships develop over time and influence individual adjustment. They explore a wide range of relationships, including some that are often neglected, such as those with siblings, adult children and elderly parents. They also look at alternative family forms, such as sing |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Interpersonal relations.
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Intergenerational relations.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
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Intergenerational relations
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Interpersonal relations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Judith Feeney
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Candida Peterson
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| ISBN |
9781134970698 |
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1134970692 |
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