User:A.mollusk/Intimate relationship/Bibliography

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Outline of proposed changes

 * Interpersonal relationship
 * Distinct from friendship, acquaintances, family relationships.

Characteristics of Intimate Relationships

 * 1) Definition (reference Karney & Bradbury textbook)
 * 2) Focus on interdependence
 * 3) Personal - partners treat each other as unique
 * 4) Closeness (define intimacy)
 * 5) Is or "has the potential to be" sexual, reference Romance (love)
 * 6) The category has been defined in multiple ways: features of intimate relationships --> the more intimate it is, a continuum
 * 7) Exclusivity
 * 8) Sexuality
 * 9) describe features of intimacy
 * 10) Some may include commitment, marriage
 * 11) monogamy agreements vs polyamory

Varieties of intimacy

- Polyamory

- Gender

- Cross-cultural

Course of Relationships

- Begin

- Maintenance

- End

Functions -- what do they do for people?

Benefits

 * 1) Impact on psychological well-being
 * 2) Physical health
 * 3) Social connection and support
 * 4) Sex

Challenges

 * 1) Conflict and conflict resolution
 * 2) Jealousy and insecurity (attachment)
 * 3) Infidelity
 * 4) Fear of intimacy
 * 5) IPV

Dissolution

 * 1) divorce and breakups
 * 2) psychological impact

Across the Lifespan

 * 1) As part of adolescent development
 * 2) Changes in intimacy, commitment, and passion

Maintaining healthy intimate relationships

 * 1) Caring in intimate relationships

Cultural and Social Variability

 * 1) Socio-economic context
 * 2) Culture and intimate relationships
 * 3) Has influence on norms, monogamy, etc.
 * 4) Gender and gender roles
 * 5) LGBTQ+ relationships

Empirical Research -- cut
The field of Relationship science: A variety of academic disciplines including psychology, sociology, neuroscience, and communication conduct empirical research about intimate relationships.

Social Psychology

 * 1) Theories
 * 2) Attachment theory
 * 3) Social exchange theory
 * 4) Methods

Sociology

 * 1) family science
 * 2) Methods

Neuroscience

 * 1) Hormones and love
 * 2) Neuroanatomy of intimacy
 * 3) Methods - social neuroscience methods