The Emerging Field of Personal Relationships

This book, published in 1986, is a result of the first International Conference on Personal Relationships held in 1982. It highlights significant issues in personal relationship research and provides excellent examples of how these issues were tackled at the time. The editors hoped it would have an effect on the future development of the field by indicating its value and potential.

Format: Hardback
Length: 340 pages
Publication date: 11 November 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Originally published in 1986, this book is a remarkable outcome of the inaugural International Conference on Personal Relationships, which took place in 1982. The conference itself was a historic moment, as it brought together renowned figures whose pioneering work was shaping the emerging field of personal relationships. The chapters are thoughtfully organized to follow the structure of the conference program, with prominent opening and closing discussions covering the broad scope of the field and the remaining chapters grouped under headings such as Depiction and Taxonomy of Relationships, Development and Growth of Relationships, and Disorder and Repair of Relationships. While the book cannot claim to provide a comprehensive treatment of the subject matter, the editors aimed to highlight significant issues in personal relationship research and showcase some outstanding examples of the approaches employed at the time to address these challenges. Furthermore, they hoped that this publication would have a profound impact on the future development of the field of personal relationships by emphasizing its value and potential.

Originally published in 1986, this book is a remarkable outcome of the inaugural International Conference on Personal Relationships, which took place in 1982. The conference itself was a historic moment, as it brought together renowned figures whose pioneering work was shaping the emerging field of personal relationships. The chapters are thoughtfully organized to follow the structure of the conference program, with prominent opening and closing discussions covering the broad scope of the field and the remaining chapters grouped under headings such as Depiction and Taxonomy of Relationships, Development and Growth of Relationships, and Disorder and Repair of Relationships. While the book cannot claim to provide a comprehensive treatment of the subject matter, the editors aimed to highlight significant issues in personal relationship research and showcase some outstanding examples of the approaches employed at the time to address these challenges. Furthermore, they hoped that this publication would have a profound impact on the future development of the field of personal relationships by emphasizing its value and potential.

Weight: 789g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367757328