On-Again, Off-Again Relationships: Navigating (In)Stability in Romantic Relationships

ISBN-13: 9781108476058 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 248 str.

Rene M. Dailey

Opis

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive assessment of 'on-again, off-again' relationships. Synthesizing research from communication studies, social psychology, family studies, and sociology, it challenges traditional notions of relationship stability and integrates key findings within the larger field of relationship science.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Description and prevalence of on-again/off-again relationships; 2. Differences from non-cyclical relationships; 3. Explaining on-again/off-again relationships; 4. Types and trajectories of on-again/off-again relationships; 5. Breakups, renewals, and in-between; 6. Conceptualizing (in)stability; 7. Practical applications; 8. Research agenda: potential paths of future research.