Foreword - Jerome Bruner
Introduction - Dorothy Miell and Rudi Dallos
Exploring Interactions and Relationships
Relationships in Detail - Alan Radley
The Study of Social Interaction
Creating Relationships - Rudi Dallos
The Psychodynamics of Relating - Kerry Thomas
Change and Transformations of Relationships - Rudi Dallos
Examining the Wider Context of Social Relationships - Dorothy Miell and Rosaleen Croghan
Conclusions - Dorothy Miell and Rudi Dallos
READINGS
Gender Differences in Close Relationships - Robert Hinde
A Gender Sensitive Perspective on Personal Relationships - Arlene Vetere
The Experimental Study of Relationships - Michael Argyle
A Humanistic Approach to Relationships - Richard Stevens
A Sociological Perspective - Graham Allan
Exploring the interactions between people as they develop relationships with each other, this accessible textbook examines what lies behind the behaviour we can observe from these interactions.