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1 online resource (xvi, 577 pages) |
| Contents |
Section I: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Have We Met Before? A Conceptual Model of First Romantic Encounters -- Chapter 2. Friendship Formation -- Chapter 3. An Evolutionary Perspective on Mate Choice and Relationship Initiation -- Chapter 4. Attachement Theory and Research: A Special Focus on Relationship Initiation -- Section II: The Process of Relationship Initiation -- Chapter 5. Prelude to a Kiss: Nonverbal Flirting, Opening Gambits, and Other Communication Dynamics in the Initiation of Romantic Relationships -- Chapter 6. Uncertainty and Relationship Initiation -- Chapter 7. Information Seeking in the Initial Stages of Relational Development -- Chapter 8. Self-Disclosure and Starting a Close Relationship -- Chapter 9. On Becoming "More Than Friends" The Transition from Friendship to Romantic Relationship -- Section III: Diverse Context of Relationship Initiation -- Chapter 10. The Social and Physical Environment of Relationship Initiation: An Interdependence Analysis -- Chapter 11. Speed-Dating: A Powerful and Flexible Paradigm for Studying Romantic Relationship Initiation -- Chapter 12. MySpace or Your Place: Relationshikp Initiation and Development in the Wired and Wireless World -- Chapter 13. TheBusinessofLove.com: Relationship Initiation at Internet Matchmaking Services -- Section IV: Attraction and Other Emotions in Relationship Initiation -- Chapter 14. Attraction and the Initiation of Relationships: A Review of the Empirical Literature -- Chapter 15. Insider Perspectives on Attraction -- Chapter 16. Falling in Love -- Chapter 17. Satisfaction, Love, and Respect in the Initiation of Romantic Relationships -- Chapter 18. The Emotional Landscape of Romantic Relationship Initiation -- Section V: Challenges and Problematic Relationship Initiation -- Chapter 19. Hookups: A Facilitator or a Barrier to Relationship Initiation and Intimacy Development? -- Chapter 20. Romantic Relationship Initiation Following Relationship Dissolution -- Chapter 21. "Thanks, but No Thanks ..." : The Occurence and Management of Unwanted Relationship Pursuit -- Chapter 22. Emotional Disturbances and the Initial Stages of Relationship Development: Processes and Consequences of Social Anxiety and Depression -- Section VI: Cognitions, Beliefs, and Memories about Relationship Initiation -- Chapter 23. "So How Did You Two Meet?" Narratives of Relationship Initiation -- Chapter 24. Relationship Beliefs and Their Role in Romantic Relationship Initiation -- Chapter 25. The Role of Ideal Standards in Relationship Initiation Processes -- Chapter 26. Perceptions of Goals and Motives in Romantic Relationships -- Section VII: Commentary -- Chapter 27. Ending the Beginning of Relationships |
| Summary |
The Handbook of Relationship Initiation is the first volume to focus specifically on the very beginning stage of relationships - their origin. In this Handbook, leading scholars on relationships review the literature on various processes related to the initiation of relationships: how people meet, communicate for the first time, and begin to define themselves as being in a relationship. Topics include attraction, mate selection, influence of social networks on relationship initiation, initiation over the internet, hook-ups among young adults, and flirting and opening gambits. In addition, the dark side of relationship initiation is considered, including unwanted relationship pursuit and barriers to relationship initiation including social anxiety. This volume provides an overdue synthesis of the literature on this topic. It is especially timely in view of the growing prevalence on relationship initiation online, through matchmaking and other social networking sites, which has increased awareness that science can be used to understand, create, and facilitate compatible matching. This Handbookprovides an essential resource foran interdisciplinary range of researchers and students who study relationships, including social psychologists, communication scientists and scholars of marriage and the family |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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| Subject |
Interpersonal relations.
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Man-woman relationships.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies.
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Interpersonal relations
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Man-woman relationships
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Attraktion Psychologie
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Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
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Relations humaines.
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Relations hommes-femmes.
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Electronic books
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handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Aufsatzsammlung.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Wenzel, Amy.
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Harvey, John H., 1943-
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| ISBN |
9781841697727 |
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1841697729 |
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9780203809853 |
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0203809858 |
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0429020511 |
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9780429020513 |
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1136678174 |
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9781136678172 |
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1283966840 |
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9781283966849 |
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