TY - BOOK AU - Bradbury,Thomas N. AU - Karney,Benjamin R. TI - Intimate relationships SN - 9780393979572 (pbk.) PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - W.W. Norton & Co. KW - Interpersonal relations N1 - 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 ER -