The Social Psychology of Attraction and Romantic Relationships

The Social Psychology of Attraction and Romantic Relationships
Author: Madeleine A. Fugère
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2017-09-16
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 113732483X

Why are we attracted to some people and not to others? Are first impressions accurate? Why do some romantic relationships succeed while others fail? Are our romantic choices influenced by evolution? In tackling questions like these, The Social Psychology of Attraction and Romantic Relationships reviews the theory and research behind this fascinating area. It combines real-life anecdotes and popular media examples with the latest psychological studies, making it a lively and engaging read. Ideal for students of social psychology and intimate relationships courses, this is a comprehensive introduction to an everyday subject that, on closer investigation, proves to be a dynamic, intriguing, and sometimes surprising area.

Love and Attraction

Love and Attraction
Author: Mark Cook
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 573
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1483279723

Love and Attraction is a collection of papers presented at the International Conference on Love and Attraction. This book is organized into 12 parts encompassing 78 chapters that cover various aspects of the subjects, including friendship, intimacy, and sexuality. The introductory parts deal with the psychological aspects of physical attractiveness, non-verbal intimacy, attraction, and friendship. The subsequent parts examine the geographical difference in mate selection, marital relations, and romantic love. These chapters also look into the structural features of personality, behavior, and romantic love. These topics are followed by discussions of exchange theory applications to love and attraction; the social psychology of human sexuality; relationship between sexual behavior and society; and sex therapy. The final parts are devoted to other sex related topics, including sex therapy, erotica, arousal, child sexuality, and pedophilia. This book will prove useful to psychologists, sociologists, psychiatrists, counselors, and other academic and clinical workers.

The Psychology of Love

The Psychology of Love
Author: Robert J. Sternberg
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 395
Release: 1988-01-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0300039506

Essays discuss theories of love, types of love, the maintenance of love relationships, marriage, and lust

Triangle Of Love

Triangle Of Love
Author: Robert J. Sternberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1988-11-08
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

A psychologist's view of the 3 essential core ingredients of love: intimacy, passion and commitment.

The New Psychology of Love

The New Psychology of Love
Author: Robert J. Sternberg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2019
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 110847568X

This is a much-needed update on the latest theory and research on love supplied by leading scientific experts. It is suitable for psychologists, neuroscientists, anthropologists, sociologists, and anyone with an interest in love and what has been learned from scientific studies of it.

The Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships

The Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships
Author: Ellen S. Berscheid
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 577
Release: 2016-01-08
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317345029

This textbook provides an integrated and organized foundation for students seeking a brief but comprehensive introduction to the field of relationship science. It emphasizes the relationship field's intellectual themes, roots, and milestones; discusses its key constructs and their conceptualizations; describes its methodologies and classic studies; and, most important, presents the theories that have guided relationship scholars and produced the field's major research themes.

Interpersonal Relationships

Interpersonal Relationships
Author: Diana Dwyer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2013-07-04
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1134644396

Interpersonal Relationships considers friendship and more intimate relationships including theories of why we need them, how they are formed, what we get out of them and the stages through which they go. Social and cultural variations are discussed as well as the effects of relationships on our well-being and happiness. The book is tailor-made for the student new to higher-level study. With its helpful textbook features provided to assist in examination and learning techniques, it should interest all introductory psychology and sociology students, as well as those training for the caring services, such as nurses.