The handbook of sexuality in close relationships
By: edited by John H. Harvey, Amy Wenzel, Susan Sprecher.
Contributors: Harvey, John H., 1943-; Wenzel, Amy.; Sprecher, Susan, 1955-
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; Psychology Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Mahwah, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 686
Subjects: Sex; Sex customs; Couples
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Introduction.; title: Why a handbook on sexuality in close relationships is warranted -- John H. Harvey, Amy Wenzel, and Susan Sprecher; title: Conceptual and theoretical issues in studying sexuality in close relationships -- John DeLamater and Janet Shibley Hyde; title: Methodological issues in studying sexuality in close relationships -- Michael W. Wiederman; title: Overview of sexual practices and attitudes within relational contexts -- Marion C. Willetts, Susan Sprecher, and Frank D. Beck; title: Sociosexuality and romantic relationships -- Jeffry A. Simpson, Carol L. Wilson, and Heike A. Winterheld. -- Pt. 2.; title: Role of sexuality in the formation, development, and maintenance of close relationships.; title: Sex and the attraction process : lessons from science (and Shakespeare) on lust, love, chastity, and fidelity -- Pamela C. Regan; title: First sexual involvement in romantic relationships : an empirical investigation of communicative framing, romantic beliefs, and attachment orientation in the passion turning point -- Sandra Metts; title: Sex and romantic love : connects and disconnects -- Clyde Hendrick and Susan S. Hendrick; title: Attachment and sexuality in close relationships -- Judith A. Feeney and Patricia Noller; title: Understanding sexuality in close relationships from the social exchange perspective -- E. Sandra Byers and Adrienne Wang; title: Sexual satisfaction and sexual expression as predictors of relationship satisfaction and stability -- Susan Sprecher and Rodney M. Cate. -- Pt. 3.; title: The dark side of sex.; title: Unrequited lust -- William R. Cupach and Brian H. Spitzberg; title: Sexual aggression in romantic relationships -- F. Scott Christopher and Tiffani S. Kisler; title: Sexual and emotional jealousy -- Laura K. Guerrero, Brian H. Spitzberg, and Stephen M. Yoshimura. -- Pt. 4.; title: Sexuality in special types of couples and contexts.; title: Sexuality in the relationships of lesbians and gay men -- Letitia Anne Peplau, Adam Fingerhut, and Kristin P. Beals; title: Exploring marital sexuality : peeking inside the bedroom and discovering what we don't know, but should! -- F. Scott Christopher and Tiffani S. Kisler; title: Family foundations of sexuality -- Terri D. Fischer; title: Sexuality and the partner relationship during pregnancy and the postpartum period -- Erin N. Haugen, Peter A. Schmutzer, and Amy Wenzel; title: Sexuality in midlife and later life couples -- Elisabeth O. Burgess; title: Sex in "his" versus "hers" relationships -- Kathleen D. Vohs, Kathleen R. Catanese, and Roy F. Baumeister. -- Pt. 5.; title: Applications and clinical aspects.; title: Sexual dysfunction from a relationship perspective -- Sylvie Aubin and Julie R. Heiman; title: Safer sex and sexually transmitted infections from a relationship perspective -- Seth M. Noar, Rick S. Zimmerman, and Katherine A. Atwood; title: Psychopathology, sexuality, and the partner relationship -- Amy Wenzel, Lydia C. Jackson, and Jennifer R. Brendle; title: Integrating sex therapy and couple therapy -- Barry W. McCarthy, L. Elizabeth Bodnar,  and Mitsouko Handal. -- Pt. 6. Commentaries.; title: What we know about sexuality in intimate relationships -- Pepper Schwartz; title: Sexuality in close relationships : concluding commentary-- Daniel Perlman and Susan Campbell.