Interpersonal Processes & Communication

Intended to provide an integrated and organized foundation for students that will inform their own specialized pursuits within psychology and other disciplines. This comprehensive introduction text is intended to reflect the fact that relationship science has proved to be an intellectually cohesive ..

This is a classic edition of Geoffrey Beattie’s and Andrew Ellis’ influential introduction to the psychology of human language and communication, now including a new reflective introduction from the authors. Drawing on elements from many sub-disciplines, including cognitive and social psychology, ps..

Western societies today are facing a crisis of trust. Politicians, journalists, police officers, church officials, CEOs: all are distrusted. Based on a series of popular Psychology Today blogs, this engaging summary reviews the psychological research on trust so that student, practitioner, and membe..

This volume brings together the latest research on couple functioning from the perspectives of social and personality psychology, neurobiology, health, and clinical psychology. It provides essential reading for social psychologists, clinicians, and anyone with an interest in the dynamics interperson..

Elliot Aronson is among the 100 most influential psychologists of the 20th Century, whose work -- especially his cognitive dissonance theory -- is both provocative and enduring. This Festschrift celebrates Aronson’s influence on the field of social psychology and provides illuminating insights into ..

This volume makes a case for the pivotal role of social psychology as the core discipline for studying morality through the cutting-edge work of the world's leading researchers in the field. It examines the social psychological processes in moral values and judgments, and analyzes the role of morali..

The book explores the paradox of why affairs continue to be condemned as immoral at a time when the incidence of affairs continues to rise, and they have become the basic ingredients of soap operas, novels and the media...

This volume examines the role of time in relationships, with a focus on the transpersonal dimension of intimacy and the temporal aspects of relationships. For scholars and students in personal relationships, psych of religion, family studies, intimacy...