The Psychology of Marriage
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The Psychology of Marriage

An Evolutionary and Cross-Cultural View

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eBook - ePub

The Psychology of Marriage

An Evolutionary and Cross-Cultural View

About this book

From their location in the heart of Detroit, Michigan, the Weisfelds' lab has reached out for thirty years to couples in long-term partnerships around the world. In living rooms in Detroit, London, Moscow, Beijing, and beyond, couples of all types and ages have shared their perspectives into adult romantic relationships. The Psychology of Marriage: An Evolutionary and Cross-Cultural View is a distillation of these findings, which have appeared in dozens of book chapters, journal articles, and conference presentations. This book provides new systematic comparisons that offer insights into the mysteries of marriage and other committed relationships. Scholars, professional counselors, and family therapists will find a helpful framework in the text for thinking about cultural similarities and differences in marital dynamics. Researchers will be introduced to a robust new instrument, the Marriage and Relationship Questionnaire (MARQ), which can be used in heterosexual and same-sex couples in virtually any cultural setting, along with ethical guidelines for conducting this research. Anyone who is interested in why committed relationships work (or do not work) will find the book filled with compelling new information.

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Yes, you can access The Psychology of Marriage by Carol Cronin Weisfeld,Glenn E. Weisfeld,Lisa M. Dillon in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Evolutionary Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781498541251
Edition
1
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Evolutionary Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Preface
  4. Introduction
  5. Part I: Methodological Questions
  6. Chapter 1: The Mysteries of Marriage
  7. Chapter 2: Getting Started
  8. Chapter 3: Getting It Right
  9. Chapter 4: Looking at Dyads
  10. Part II: Marriage in Various Cultures Around the World
  11. Chapter 5: Are Culture, Sex Differences, Similarity, and Personality Important in Marriage?
  12. Chapter 6: Cultural and Self-Related Considerations in Relationship Well-Being
  13. Chapter 7: The Changing Family in China
  14. Chapter 8: The Changing Family in Russia
  15. Chapter 9: Marriage in Brazil
  16. Chapter 10: The American Families in the 21st Century
  17. Chapter 11: From Machismo to Caballerismo
  18. Chapter 12: African American Married Couples
  19. Chapter 13: Love Is Love
  20. Part III: Cross-Cultural Patterns in Aspects of Marriage
  21. Chapter 14: Beyond the Honeymoon
  22. Chapter 15: God Help Us
  23. Chapter 16: Humor in Marriage
  24. Chapter 17: Sex and Infidelity
  25. Chapter 18: Sources of Conflict in Marriage
  26. Part IV: Conclusions and Future Directions
  27. Chapter 19: Cross-Cultural Social/Behavioral Research
  28. Chapter 20: Causes of Marital Conflict
  29. Chapter 21: Toward a Model of Marriage
  30. Appendix 1: MARQ
  31. Appendix 2: Sample Information and Demographic Characteristics for All MARQ Datasets
  32. About the Editors
  33. About the Contributors