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Provides grounds for arguing that the diversity of theorizing in the field of personal relationships is healthy at this point in time. Each chapter contributes to thinking and research about personal relationships and adds to a range of usable theoretical structures.

Uses a true storytelling approach to educate readers about the potential of research in the field to shed light on influences on human behaviour. Each chapter elaborates on the applications of social psychology to health and law, explores the dark and light side of social psychology, and provides students with opportunities to think like a social psychologist.

The past two decades have seen a tremendous increase in research and scholarship devoted to personal relationships. From rather scattered beginnings a recognizable and recognized field has emerged, whose strength and health is reflected in a wide array of indicators. The editors contend that while the vigor of the field is often shown in the diversity and innovation of its research, it is in the theoretical domain that they find evidence of a real coming of age.
This volume provides grounds for arguing that the diversity of theorizing is particularly healthy at this point. The reader...