Change Processes in Relationships - 9780521858809

Change Processes in RelationshipsA Relational-Historical Research Approach\nAuthor(s): Alan Fogel, Andrea Garvey, Hui-Chin Hsu, Delisa West-Stroming\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521858809, 978-0521858809\nSynopsis\nJust as each person develops from infancy to adulthood, all interpersonal relationships have a life history that encompasses the changes in how people communicate with each other. This book is about how a relationship transforms itself from one pattern of communication to another. The authors present a unique research method called 'relational-historical research', based on advances in dynamic systems theory in developmental psychology, and qualitative methods in life history research. It rests on three premises: that the developing relationship (not the individual) is the unit of analysis; that change emerges from, but is not entirely constrained by, the patterns of the past; an.