Dynamics of romantic love : attachment, caregiving, and sex /

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Imprint:New York : Guilford Press, c2006.
Description:xiv, 466 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5895083
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Other authors / contributors:Mikulincer, Mario.
Goodman, Gail S.
ISBN:1593852703 (cloth)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction
  • 1. Attachment to Attachment Theory: A Personal Perspective on an Attachment Researcher
  • 2. Attachment, Caregiving, and Sex within Romantic Relationships: A Behavioral Systems Perspective
  • II. Basic Attachment Processes in Couple Relationships
  • 3. What Is Adult Attachment?
  • 4. The Evolution of Attachment in Romantic Relationships
  • 5. An Attachment Perspective on Abusive Dynamics in Intimate Relationships
  • 6. Sex Differences in Jealousy: A Matter of Evolution or Attachment History?
  • III. Interplay between the Caregiving and Attachment Systems
  • 7. Responding to Need in Intimate Relationships: Normative Processes and Individual Differences
  • 8. Attachment, Mental Representations of Others, and Gratitude and Forgiveness in Romantic Relationships
  • 9. Daily Perceptions of Conflict and Support in Romantic Relationships: The Ups and Downs of Anxiously Attached Individuals
  • IV. Attachment, Sex, and Love
  • 10. Attachment Styles, Sex Motives, and Sexual Behavior: Evidence for Gender-Specific Expressions of Attachment Dynamics
  • 11. How Do I Love Thee?: Implications of Attachment Theory for Understanding Same-Sex Love and Desire
  • 12. Attachment-Related Pathways to Sexual Coercion
  • 13. How Do Sexuality and Attachment Interrelate?: Goals, Motives, and Strategies
  • V. Interfaces between Attachment Theory and Other Perspectives on Romantic Love
  • 14. Romantic Relationships from the Perspectives of the Self-Expansion Model and Attachment Theory: Partially Overlapping Circles
  • 15. Implications of Attachment Theory for Research on Intimacy
  • 16. Seasons of the Heart
  • 17. Dynamics of Romantic Love: Comments, Questions, and Future Directions