Relating to Others (Mapping Social Psychology Series)

Summarizes the latest research on relationships, focusing not only on their growth and development but also on their negative aspects, breakdown, and repair. Addresses the essential use of relationship issues within applied areas such as policing, health care, and the corporate world, and emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary studies and the integration of different frameworks and methods. This second edition is strongly grounded in a discussion of the contexts for relating, whether cultural, linguistic, or interpersonal. For students of psychology and social sciences. Duck is a research professor in the department of communication studies at the University of Iowa. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)