Sexuality in Close Relationships

This is one of the first volumes to examine the interface between research undertaken in sexuality and that in close relationships from a social psychological perspective. Experts from several different disciplines offer chapters that contain theory, extant literature, and their own original research on such topics as jealousy, extradyadic sexuality, communication, love, and sexual coercion. Aimed at a fairly wide audience, this book will be of interest to students, faculty, and other professionals in social psychology, sociology, communication, and family and women's studies. It is also a valuable source of information for teachers, researchers, and clinicians working in the areas of human sexuality and/or close relationships.

Kathleen McKinney, Susan Sprecher

Contents: K. McKinney, S. Sprecher, Introduction. T.L. Orbuch, J.H. Harvey, Methodological and Conceptual Issues in the Study of Sexuality in Close Relationships. A. Aron, E.N. Aron, Love and Sexuality. J.D. DeLamater, Emotions and Sexuality. J.A. Simpson, S.W. Gangestad, Personality and Sexuality: Empirical Relations and an Integrative Theoretical Model. W.R. Cupach, S. Metts, Sexuality and Communication in Close Relationships. F.S. Christopher, M.W. Roosa, Factors Affecting Sexual Decisions in the Premarital Relationships of Adolescents and Young Adults. R.G. Bringle, B. Buunk, Extradyadic Relationships and Sexual Jealousy. C. Muehlenhard, M.F. Goggins, J. Jones, A. Satterfield, Sexual Violence and Coercion in Close Relationships. L.A. Kurdek, Sexuality in Homosexual and Heterosexual Couples. S. Duck, Afterward: Couples and Coupling.