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Informationen zum Autor Pamela Regan is Professor of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Minnesota and her undergraduate degree in English from Williams College. Her research interests are in the areas of close relationships and human sexuality, with an emphasis on passionate love, sexual desire, and mate preference. She has published more than 100 journal articles, book chapters, and reviews (and has given over 75 professional presentations) on the dynamics of sex, love, and human mating, and she is the author of Close Relationships (Routledge, 2011), the co-author (with Ellen Berscheid) of The Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships (Pearson, 2005) and Lust: What We Know About Human Sexual Desire (Sage, 1999), and the co-author (with Bruce King) of Human Sexuality Today (Pearson, 2014). In 2007, she was honored with the Outstanding Professor Award by her university for excellence in instruction and professional achievement. Klappentext The Third Edition of The Mating Game: A Primer on Love, Sex, and Marriage is the only introductory text about human mating relationships aimed specifically at a university audience. Encompassing a wide array of discipline Zusammenfassung A unique text about human mating relationships aimed specifically at a university audience. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I. Mating Relationships Chapter 1: Mate Preferences Theoretical Approaches to Human Mating Methods Used to Examine Mate Preferences Empirical Evidence Continuing Debates Chapter 2: Attraction, Affiliation, and Courtship Who Do We Like? Principles of Romantic Attraction Who Do We Approach? Principles of Romantic Affiliation How Do We Convey Romantic Interest? Principles of Flirting E-Courtship: Attraction, Affiliation, and Flirting in Cyberspace The First Date Beyond the First Date: Initiating a Romantic Relationship Pathways to Commitment Chapter 3: Relationship Development The Sequence of Relationship Development The Process of Relationship Development Chapter 4: Marriage and Mate Selection Mating Systems Across Cultures The Nature of Marriage Division of Labor Marital Satisfaction: How Happy Are Married Couples? Has Marriage Changed Over Time? Same-Sex Marriage Cohabitation: An Alternative to Marriage Chapter 5: Conflict and Dissolution Conflict Relationship Dissolution Chapter 6: Intervention Identifying Distressed Relationships Treating Distressed Relationships Does Therapy Work? Part II. Love Chapter 7: General Theories of Love The Triangular Theory of Love The Colors (Styles) of Love The Prototype Approach: Mental Models of Love Chapter 8: Passionate and Companionate Love Passionate Love: A Sexy Kind of Love Companionate Love: A Sturdy Kind of Love Chapter 9: Love Gone Bad: Problematic Aspects of Love Unrequited Passionate Love: When the One We Love Does Not Love Us Relational Stalking: When Romantic Interest Becomes Obsession Relational Aggression: When Love Turns Violent Loss of Passion: When Attraction Fades PART III. Sex Chapter 10: Sexual Attitudes Beliefs About Sex in Dating Relationships Beliefs About Sex in Marital Relationships Chapter 11: Sex in Beginning Relationships Sexuality and the Attraction Process Sexuality in Beginning Relationships Chapter 12: Sex in Established Relationships Sexual Frequency Sexual Practices Sexual Preferences Sexual Satisfaction Sexual Communication Sexuality and Relationship Satisfaction Chapter 13: Sex Gone Bad: Problematic Aspects of Relational Sex Sexual Disinterest: When the One We Desire Does Not Desire Us Sexual Assault: When Sex Becomes N...
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Pamela Regan is Professor of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Minnesota and her undergraduate degree in English from Williams College. Her research interests are in the areas of close relationships and human sexuality, with an emphasis on passionate love, sexual desire, and mate preference. She has published more than 100 journal articles, book chapters, and reviews (and has given over 75 professional presentations) on the dynamics of sex, love, and human mating, and she is the author of Close Relationships (Routledge, 2011), the co-author (with Ellen Berscheid) of The Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships (Pearson, 2005) and Lust: What We Know About Human Sexual Desire (Sage, 1999), and the co-author (with Bruce King) of Human Sexuality Today (Pearson, 2014). In 2007, she was honored with the Outstanding Professor Award by her university for excellence in instruction and professional achievement.
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The Third Edition of The Mating Game: A Primer on Love, Sex, and Marriage is the only introductory text about human mating relationships aimed specifically at a university audience. Encompassing a wide array of discipline
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A unique text about human mating relationships aimed specifically at a university audience.
Contenu
PART I. Mating Relationships
Chapter 1: Mate Preferences
Theoretical Approaches to Human Mating
Methods Used to Examine Mate Preferences
Empirical Evidence
Continuing Debates
Chapter 2: Attraction, Affiliation, and Courtship
Who Do We Like? Principles of Romantic Attraction
Who Do We Approach? Principles of Romantic Affiliation
How Do We Convey Romantic Interest? Principles of Flirting
E-Courtship: Attraction, Affiliation, and Flirting in Cyberspace
The First Date
Beyond the First Date: Initiating a Romantic Relationship
Pathways to Commitment
Chapter 3: Relationship Development
The Sequence of Relationship Development
The Process of Relationship Development
Chapter 4: Marriage and Mate Selection
Mating Systems Across Cultures
The Nature of Marriage
Division of Labor
Marital Satisfaction: How Happy Are Married Couples?
Has Marriage Changed Over Time?
Same-Sex Marriage
Cohabitation: An Alternative to Marriage
Chapter 5: Conflict and Dissolution
Conflict
Relationship Dissolution
Chapter 6: Intervention
Identifying Distressed Relationships
Treating Distressed Relationships
Does Therapy Work?
Part II. Love
Chapter 7: General Theories of Love
The Triangular Theory of Love
The Colors (Styles) of Love
The Prototype Approach: Mental Models of Love
Chapter 8: Passionate and Companionate Love
Passionate Love: A "Sexy" Kind of Love
Companionate Love: A "Sturdy" Kind of Love
Chapter 9: Love Gone Bad: Problematic Aspects of Love
Unrequited Passionate Love: When the One We Love Does Not Love Us
Relational Stalking: When Romantic Interest Becomes Obsession
Relational Aggression: When Love Turns Violent
Loss of Passion: When Attraction Fades
PART III. Sex
Chapter 10: Sexual Attitudes
Beliefs About Sex in Dating Relationships
Beliefs About Sex in Marital Relationships
Chapter 11: Sex in Beginning Relationships
Sexuality and the Attraction Process
Sexuality in Beginning Relationships
Chapter 12: Sex in Established Relationships
Sexual Frequency
Sexual Practices
Sexual Preferences
Sexual Satisfaction
Sexual Communication
Sexuality and Relationship Satisfaction
Chapter 13: Sex Gone Bad: Problematic Aspects of Relational Sex
Sexual Disinterest: When the One We Desire Does Not Desire Us
Sexual Assault: When Sex Becomes Nonconsensual
Sexual Infidelity: When the One We've Chosen Cheats
Sexual Jealousy: A Common Response to Infidelity
PART IV. Individual Differences
Chapter 14: Maleness and Femaleness
Biological Sex
Psychological Gender and Gender Role Orientation
Chapter 15: Personality
Supertraits
Self-Monitoring
Sociosexual Orientation
Chapter 16: Interpersonal Belief Systems
Attachment Styles
Rejection Sensitivity
Romanticism