Bradbury, Thomas N. <br/><br/>
Intimate relationships / 
Thomas N. Bradbury, Benjamin R. Karney 
 - New York :  W.W. Norton & Co.,  2010 
 - xxv, 598, 96 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : what do we want to know about intimate relationships? -- Tools for studying intimate relationships -- Theoretical frameworks for understanding intimate relationships -- Men and women, gay and straight -- Attraction and mate selection -- Individuals in relationships : personality and personal history -- Communicating closeness : how intimate relationships are maintained -- Managing differences : conflict and aggression -- Beliefs and values : thinking about intimate relationships -- Explanations and justifications : making meaning in intimate relationships -- Stress and social support : intimate relationships in context -- Interventions : making intimate relationships better -- Intimate relationships across the lifespan 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393979572 (pbk.)  RM202.57 0393979571 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Interpersonal relations