Intimacy and power
Subtitle: the dynamics of personal relationships in modern society
By: Derek Layder.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780230579569
Subjects: Intimacy (Psychology); Control (Psychology); Interpersonal relations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding couple intimacy; title: The varieties of couple intimacy; title: Psycho-emotional needs; title: Intimacy and interpersonal control; title: Gender, intimacy styles & skills; title: Arguments, indirectness & non-disclosure; title: Personal strategies & repertoires; title: Deficit or energy-draining games; title: Energising games; title: The erosion of intimacy; title: The nature of modern intimacy; title: Intimacy, power & social domains.