by Howard J. Markman (Author), Scott M. Stanley (Author), Susan L. Blumberg (Author)
The authors of this work examine strategies of their PREP (Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program) approach for helping couples prevent marital distress and divorce. They reveal, for example, research that highlights the major difference between men and women in relationships, the way they fight and how shared commitment is essential for fair fighting between partners. At the end of each chapter, the authors provide engaging exercises for practicing new tactics for dealing with minor irritations or tough and sensitive issues.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: 2
Publisher: Jossey Bass
Published: 13 Mar 1996
ISBN 10: 0787902802
ISBN 13: 9780787902803
For martial therapists like me who give homework assignments to couples, Fighting for Your Marriage is a gift. And for those couples who want to work on their marriage without a therapist, it is a book I highly recommAnd. --Anna Beth Benningfield, president, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Fighting for Your Marriage offers the clarity couples need to understand how to change, plus wonderfully constructive and effective techniques for putting it into action. --Andrea Van Steenhouse, psychologist and talk show host, Denver
Here is a manual, a users guide for one of life's great adventures. Fighting for Your Marriage marks a turning point in relationship self-help books. It is essential reading for couples who care. --from the foreword by Dean S. Edell, M.D., medical journalist