Fletcher, Garth J. O.,

The science of intimate relationships / Garth Fletcher [and others]. - xvii, 396 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-382) and index.

The Science of Intimate Relationships -- Intimate relationships in Context : Key Theories, Concepts, and Human Nature -- The Intimate Relationship Mind -- The Intimate Relationship Body -- Born to Bond : From Infancy to Adulthood -- Selecting Mates -- Love, Sweet Love -- Reading Minds, Partners, and Relationships -- Communication and Interaction -- Sex and Passion -- Relationship Violence -- Relationship Dissolution -- Assembling the Relationship Jigsaw . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

"Summarizes the links among human nature, culture, and intimate relationships. Presents and integrates the latest findings in the fields of social psychology, evolutionary psychology, human sexuality, neuroscience and biology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and clinical psychology. Authored by four leading experts in the field. Instructor materials will be available upon publication"-- Provided by publisher.

1405179198 9781405179195

2012042775


Intimacy (Psychology)
Sex (Psychology)
Interpersonal relations.

BF575.I5 / F543 2013

158.2