The Science of Intimate Relationships, 2nd Edition

by Lorne Campbell (Author), Lorne Campbell (Author), Jeffry A. Simpson (Author), Garth J. O. Fletcher (Author), Nickola C. Overall (Author)

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The Science of Intimate Relationships is the first textbook to present an interdisciplinary and theoretically coherent approach to the latest scientific findings relating to human sexual relationships. Written by recognized leaders in the field in a style that is rigorous yet accessible, it looks beyond the core knowledge in social and evolutionary psychology to incorporate material and perspectives from cognitive science (including brain-imaging studies), developmental psychology, anthropology, comparative psychology, clinical psychology, genetic research, sociology, and biology. It is intended for students around the world at advanced undergraduate and graduate levels. Updated throughout, the Second Edition features two new chapters on `Relationships and Health' and `Friends and Family', and further chapters have been streamlined and restructured in order to make them more attractive, accessible and useful.

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The Science of Intimate Relationships is the first textbook to present an interdisciplinary and theoretically coherent approach to the latest scientific findings relating to human sexual relationships. Written by recognized leaders in the field in a style that is rigorous yet accessible, it looks beyond the core knowledge in social and evolutionary psychology to incorporate material and perspectives from cognitive science (including brain-imaging studies), developmental psychology, anthropology, comparative psychology, clinical psychology, genetic research, sociology, and biology. It is intended for students around the world at advanced undergraduate and graduate levels. Updated throughout, the Second Edition features two new chapters on `Relationships and Health' and `Friends and Family', and further chapters have been streamlined and restructured in order to make them more attractive, accessible and useful.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: 2
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 16 Aug 2019
ISBN 10: 1119430046
ISBN 13: 9781119430049

Author Bio

Garth Fletcher is Professor of Psychology at Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand. He is a fellow of five societies including the Association for Psychological Science, and has been associate editor of Personal Relationships and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. He has published over 100 articles and chapters, and has authored or edited six books. Jeffry Simpson is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Doctoral Minor in Interpersonal Relationships at the University of Minnesota, USA. He has served as Editor of two key journals in the field, and is incoming president of the International Association for Relationship Research. He has published over 200 articles and chapters along with several edited books. Lorne Campbell is Professor of Psychology at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He has published over 40 articles and chapters, and is the co-editor with Jeffry Simpson of The Oxford Handbook of Close Relationships. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals. Nickola C. Overall is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She was awarded the Caryl Rusbult Early Career Award (2014) and the Gerald R. Miller Award for Early Career Achievement (2016) for outstanding contributions to relationship science.