What are the bases of human relationships? Friends, lovers, roommates, team mates, parents, coworkers, brothers and sisters, coworkers, spouses, acquaintances, neighbors, mates, companions -- how are we to understand the many relationships that are so central to our lives? Our relationships with other people influence virtually all aspects of our everyday existence and are of deep interest to students and researchers across the social and behavioral sciences. This multi-volume encyclopedia will provide a framework for students, faculty, and lay-persons who need to understand this important element of human behavior,irrespective of their program of study, and will be an essential back-up for anyone taking a course in Human or Interpersonal Relationships. Our proposed three-volume encyclopedia will present up-to-the minute information about how people think, feel and act toward other people with whom they have relationships. It will present a set of entries around which readers will be able to wrap their knowledge, with an overview of their relevance to the field at large. Associated concepts in the encyclopedia will be listed at the end of every entryalong with references for further reading.
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-5846-2
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 1808
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 3
- Idioma: Inglés