Social Penetration: The Development of Interpersonal Relationships

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Preface v
• Contents ix
• 1 - Background and Assumptions 1
• Chapter One - Introduction 3
• Chapter Two - Assumptions About Personality Structure 15
• 2 - Properties of the Social Penetration Process 25
• Chapter Three - The Course of Development of Interpersonal Relationships 27
• Chapter Four - Research and Theoretical Literature on the Social Penetration Process 59
• Chapter Five - Empirical Studies on Developmental and Reward / Cost Features of Social Penetration Processes 79
• Chapter Six - The Ecology of Interpersonal Relationships 104
• 3 - Extensions of the Basic Framework 143
• Chapter Seven - Individual Differences in Social Penetration 145
• Chapter Eight - Situational and Environmental Determinants of Social Penetration 158
• Chapter Nine - Conflict in Interpersonal Relationships 166
• Chapter Ten - Perspective 181

• Title Page iii
• Preface v
• Contents ix
• 1 - Background and Assumptions 1
• Chapter One - Introduction 3
• Chapter Two - Assumptions About Personality Structure 15
• 2 - Properties of the Social Penetration Process 25
• Chapter Three - The Course of Development of Interpersonal Relationships 27
• Chapter Four - Research and Theoretical Literature on the Social Penetration Process 59
• Chapter Five - Empirical Studies on Developmental and Reward / Cost Features of Social Penetration Processes 79
• Chapter Six - The Ecology of Interpersonal Relationships 104
• 3 - Extensions of the Basic Framework 143
• Chapter Seven - Individual Differences in Social Penetration 145
• Chapter Eight - Situational and Environmental Determinants of Social Penetration 158
• Chapter Nine - Conflict in Interpersonal Relationships 166
• Chapter Ten - Perspective 181
• Bibliography 192
• Author Index 207
• Subject Index 211