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The Development of Intimate Relationships - Daniel Perlman and Beverley Fehr PART ONE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS Orientations Toward Romantic Relationships - Mark Snyder and Jeffry A Simpson The Psychosexology of Female Initiation and Dominance - Kathyrn Kelley and Beverly Rolker-Dolinsky Mate Selection as a Social Transition - Catherine A Surra and Ted L Huston PART TWO: THE DYNAMICS OF RELATIONSHIPS Jealousy in Love Relationships - Bram Buunk and Robert G Bringle Nonverbal Communication in Marriage - Patricia Noller Attributions in Distressed Relations - Donald H Baucom How Can We Explain Them? PART THREE: THE DETERIORATION AND AFTERMATH OF RELATIONSHIPS Responses to Dissatisfaction in Close Relationships - Caryl E Rusbult The Exit-Voice-Loyalty-Neglect Model Post-Marital Reorganization of Family Relationships - Roy H Rodgers The Relationships Between Former Spouses - Constance R Ahrons and Lynn S Wallisch Postscript - Linda K Acitelli and Steve Duck Intimacy as the Proverbial Elephant
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