Learning about Relationships (Understanding Relationship Processes series)

Book Overview

with Kim Bartholomew, Valerie Binney, Louise Bowers, Phillip R. Costanzo, Helen Cowie, Tovah P. Klein, Gary W. Ladd, Karen D. Le Sieur, Judi Beinstein Miller, Rosemary S. L. Mills, Jacqueline Mize, Gregory S. Pettit, Susan M. Profilet, Martha Putallaz, Kenneth H. Rubin & Peter K. Smith How do early experiences influence a person′s approach to relationships later in life? What types of experiences have a lasting effect on the way in which a person conducts relationships? Focusing on the behavioral aspects of relationships, Learning About Relationships considers the lasting effects of early-life experiences on later-life relationships. Among the diverse topics explored in this illustrative volume are how parent-child relationships affect a child′s feelings of self-worth and the subsequent influences on later relationships, the development of attachment styles in infancy that carry over to adult relationships, how early mother-child experiences affect one′s later rearing of children, and how the ideas parents have about relationships affect their relationships with their children. This volume also offers an intriguing analysis of family effects on peer relationships. The final chapter deals with the bullying and victimization that often occurs in school playgrounds and asks the question: Why do some children become bullies and victims? An insightful analysis of the behavioral aspects of relationships, Learning About Relationships presents a compelling catalog of specific ways in which a child′s social-relational learning is molded through childhood. As such, it is required reading for professionals and students interested in personal relationships, social psychology, communication studies, family studies, sociology, and gender studies. "The most striking feature of this book relates to its clarity of theme and its integrative structure. The strong, attachment-related theoretical thread that runs through most of the contributions lends a conceptual coherence often lacking in edited volumes. . . . as this book makes clear, the area of children′s relational learning is undergoing some exciting developments. Learning About Relationships makes a valuable and stimulating contribution to the field, and whets the appetite for Volume 3 in this important series." --Journal of Marriage and the Family

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803951582
• ISBN13: 9780803951587
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"