Psychology of love 101

This incisive text provides a comprehensive tour of both classic and contemporary theories and research on the how and why of human love. In addition to presenting the major biological, social, and cultural theories that have been developed on this topic, the book looks at what research has shown us...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sternberg, Karin, 1976- (-)
Corporate Author: Credo Reference (Firm), distributor (distributor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Springer Publishing Company [2014]
Edition:[Enhanced Credo edition]
Series:Psych 101 series.
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798218606719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the nature of love
  • Love from a biological perspective
  • Are there different kinds of love? Taxonomic approaches
  • Cultural theories of love
  • A primer on methods: constructing a love scale
  • Interpersonal attraction
  • Stages of relationships: how relationships are formed, maintained, and ended
  • Online dating
  • Love and personality
  • Relationship challenges: questions and answers.