Personal Relationships Across the Lifespan

Taylor & Francis

This unique text examines the nature of our relationships across the entire lifespan, highlighting areas of special significance and research interest at each major life-stage. > \nPersonal Relationships Across the Lifespan presents a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the role of personal relationships in people's lives.\nHighlighting areas of special significance and research interest at each major life-stage, Patricia Noller, Judith A. Feeney and Candida Peterson, examine how close relationships develop over time and influence individual adjustment. They explore a wide range of relationships, including some that are often neglected, such as those with siblings, adult children and elderly parents. They also look at alternative family forms, such as single-parent families and step-families, and address important themes such as intimacy, conflict and power.\nWith insightful discussion of the theory and methods typically used by researchers working in this area, Personal Relat.