Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword Back to the Future and Forward to the PastPART ONE: RELATIONSHIP METHODS - Deborah A Kashy and Maurice J LevesqueQuantitative Methods in Close Relationships - Katherine R Allen and Alexis J WalkerQualitative ResearchPART TWO: RELATIONSHIP FORMS - Robert M Milardo and Heather Helms-EriksonNetwork Overlap and Third-Party Influence in Close Relationships - Amanda J Rose and Steven R AsherChildren's Friendships - W Andrew Collins and Brett LaursenAdolescent Relationships The Art of Fugue - Beverley FehrThe Life-Cycle of Friendship - Rosemary BliesznerClose Relationships in Old Age - Stanley O Gaines Jr and James H LiuMulticultural//Multiracial Relationships - Leticia Anne Peplau and Leah R SpaldingThe Close Relationships of Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals - Janice M SteilContemporary Marriage Still Unequal Partnership - Mark A FineDivorce and Single Parenting - Lawrence H Ganong and Marilyn ColemanRemarried FamiliesPART THREE: RELATIONSHIP PROCESSES - Laura K Guerrero and Peter A AndersenEmotion in Close Relationships - Judith A Feeney, Patricia Noller and Nigel RobertsAttachment and Close Relationships - Susan S Hendrick and Clyde HendrickRomantic Love - Susan Sprecher and Pamela C ReganSexuality in a Relational Context - Karen J PragerIntimacy in Personal Relationships - Brant R Burleson, Sandra Metts and Michael W KirchCommunication in Close Relationships - Daniel J Canary and Susan J MessmanRelationship Conflict - Michael R Cunningham and Anita P BarbeeSocial Support - Kathryn DindiaRelational Maintenance - Julia T WoodGender and Personal RelationshipsPART FOUR: RELATIONSHIP THREATS - Bram P Buunk and Pieternel DijkstraExtradyadic Relationships and Jealousy - F Scott Christopher and Sally A LloydPhysical and Sexual Aggression in Relationships - Steven R H Beach and Heather A O'Mahen-GrayDepression in Close Relationships - John H Harvey and Andrea M HansenLoss and Bereavement in Close Romantic Relationships