{"product_id":"the-dark-side-of-close-relationships","title":"The Dark Side of Close Relationships","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays represents a follow-up to the editors 1994 publication  The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication. In the preface to that collection of essays  they argued that \"To fully understand how people function effectively requires us to consider how individuals cope with social interaction that is difficult  problematic  challenging  distressing  and disruptive.\" In this companion volume  the focus expands from social interaction to close relationships. Aside from the inherent need to investigate the bad as well as the good of interpersonal relationships  the editors and their colleagues simply find the dark side metaphor to be intellectually arousing. It stimulates investigation of important yet often neglected phenomena  and it especially encourages consideration of the hidden and forbidden  and the paradoxical and ironic elements of human relating.  This volume assembles the cutting-edge work of first rate scholars from the ranks of communication  psychology  sociology  and cognate disciplines. As in the previous text  the subject matter and stylistic approaches are diverse  reflecting the broad and interdisciplinary domain that is the dark side of human affairs. The selection of topics is somewhat selective  reflecting only a sample of emerging scholarship in the interdisciplinary study of relationships.  These internationally recognized scholars examine various topics related to the dark side  including fatal attractions  jealousy and envy  misunderstanding  gossip  conflict  codependence  sexual coercion  stalking  relationship termination  unrequited love  and mental health problems in relationships. Some chapters present original data and models  whereas others reconfigure the way in which the understandings of relationships can be better understood. In addition  the bookend chapters examine the ideology  nature  and problems of dark side scholarship. Collectively  the scholarly journeys made in this volume are intended to illustrate the complexities--both moral and functional--involved in close relationship processes. The intent is neither to valorize nor demonize the darker aspects of close relationships  but rather to emphasize their importance to the day-to-day \"doing\" of relationships. Only by accepting such processes as integral to relationships can their role be fully understood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964967579701,"sku":"ByrdShop_0805824871","price":45.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780805824872.jpg?v=1770485927","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-dark-side-of-close-relationships","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}