Organizational surveys are becoming increasingly popular with social science researchers and are used for a wide range of purposes, such as measuring employees' needs, obtaining consumers' opinions about the goods and services they receive, and monitoring the effectiveness of organizational interventions. This book presents the latest tools, techniques and applications for conducting successful organizational surveys throughout a wide range of settings - private, governmental and military.

Even in the closest of relationships, things can go wrong. This title looks at difficulties, dilemmas and challenges in relationships and examines useful management and tolerance skills. It includes topics such as: anger; having enemies; the family after divorce; interpersonal violence; codependency; HIV//AIDS; chronic illness; and bereavement.

The diverse and emergent forms of relationships, increasingly evident in today's society, are the focus of this volume.

Outstanding researchers discuss relationships that are often overlooked in the literature, including: lesbian and gay; cultural minority; long-lasting marriages; non-marital cohabitation; long-distance; friendships developed through computer networks; and work relationships which are simultaneously hierarchical and friendly.

This volume explores the impact of social, cultural, structural, network and dynamic transactional processes on the conduct of relationships. In so doing, it makes a compelling case for research to be directed away from over-application of individual perspectives and towards inclusion of contextual factors.

Confronting the practical realities against which individuals may struggle to manage relationships, contributors focus on such issues as: limits on opportunity and freedom; coercive family norms; responsibilities; poverty; and prejudice.