September 2010
John DeLamater
Sociology 961: Intimate Relationships
The purpose of this seminar is 1) to read and discuss the social
science
literature on close or intimate relationships, and 2) to contribute to
your
development as a scholar of relationships.
September 13: Overview
Orbuch,
Terri, and Sprecher, Susan.
(2003). Attraction and interpersonal
relationships. In DeLamater,
John (Ed.), Handbook of
Social Psychology.
DeLamater, John, and Hyde, Janet Shibley.
(2004). Conceptual and theoretical
issues in
studying sexuality in close relationships. In Harvey, John, Wenzel,
Amy, and
Sprecher, Susan (Eds.), The
Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationships.
September 20: Theoretical Paradigms
Buss, David. (1998). Sexual strategies theory: Historical origins and current status. Journal of Sex Research, 35, 19-31.
Eagly, Alice H. & Wood, Wendy (1999). The origins of sex differences in human behavior: Evolved dispositions versus social roles. American Psychologist, 54, 408-423.
Sternberg, Robert. (1998). Love
is a Story: A New Theory of Relationships.
Swidler, Ann. (2001).
Talk of Love: How Culture Matters.
Relationship Processes
September 27: Communication
Sillars,
Alan, and Vangelisti, Anita.
(2006).
Communication: Basic properties and their relevance to relationshiop
research. In Vangelisti, Anita, and
Perlman,
Dan (Eds.), The
Guerrero, Laura, Jones, Susanne, and Boburka,
Renee. (2006). Sex
differences in
emotional communication. In Dindia,
Kathryn, and Canary, Daniel (Eds.), Sex
Differences and Similarities in Communication.
October 4: Attachment Processes
Shaver, Phillip, and Mikulincer,
Mario. (2006). Attachment
theory,
individual psychodynamics, and relationship functioning. In Vangelisti, Anita, and Perlman, Dan (Eds.), The
Feeney, Judith, and Noller,
Patricia. (2004). Attachment
and
sexuality in close relationships. In Harvey, John, Wenzel, Amy,
and Sprecher, Susan (Eds.), The
Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationships.
October 11: Commitment
Rusbult, Caryl,
Coolsen, Michael, Kirchner, Jeffrey, and
Clarke,
Jennifer. (2006). Commitment.
In Vangelisti, Anita, and Perlman, Dan
(Eds.), The
Gonzaga, Gian, Keltner, Dacher, Londahl, Esme, and
Smith,
Michael. (2001). Love and the
commitment
problem in romantic relationships and friendship. Journal
of
Personality and Social Psychology, 81, 247-262.
Lehmiller, Justin. (2009). Secret romantic relationships: Consequences for personal and relational well-being. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 1452-1466.
October 18: Social Support
Stroebe, Wolfgang, and Stroebe,
Margaret.
(1996). The social psychology of
social
support. In Higgins, E. Tory, and Kruglanski,
Arie (Eds.), Social Psychology:
Handbook of Basic
Principles.
Sarason,
Barbara, and Sarason, Irwin.
(2006). Close relationships and social
support: Implications
for the measurement of social support. In Vangelisti,
Anita, and Perlman, Dan (Eds.), The
Octiber 25: Sexual Motivation/Sexual Desire
Pfaus, James. (1999). Revisiting the concept of sexual motivation. In Rosen, Ray (Ed.), Annual Review of Sex Research, 10, 120-156.
Regan, Pamela. (2004). Sex
and the
attraction process: Lessons from science (and Shakespeare) on lust,
love,
chastity, and fidelity. In Harvey, John, Wenzel, Amy, and Sprecher,
Susan (Eds.), The Handbook of
Sexuality in
Close Relationships.
Impett,
Emily, and Peplau, Letitia
Anne. (2006). "His" and
"hers" relationships? A review of the
empirical literature. In Vangelisti,
Anita, and Perlman, Dan (Eds.), The
Tolman,
Deborah, and Diamond, Lisa. (2001). Desegregating
sexuality research: Cultural and biological perspectives on gender and
desire. In Heiman,
Julia (Ed.), Annual Review of Sex Research, 12, 33-74.
November 1: Conflict and Agression
Kline,
Anderson, Kristin. (2010). Conflict, power, and violence in
families. Journal of Marriage
and Family, 72: 726-742.
Christopher, F. Scott, and Kisler,
Tiffani. (2004). Sexual
aggression in
romantic relationships. In Harvey, John, Wenzel, Amy, and Sprecher, Susan (Eds.), The
Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationships.
November 8: Maintenance and Repair
Canary, David, and Dainton,
Marianne. (2006). Maintaining relationships. In Vangelisti, Anita, and Perlman, Dan (Eds.), The
Baucom,
Donald, Epstein, Norman, and Stanton, Susan. (2006). The treatment of relationship distress:
Theoretical
perspectives and empirical findings. In Vangelisti,
Anita, and Perlman, Dan (Eds.), The
McCarthy, Barry, Bodnar, L. Elizabeth, and Handal,
Mitsouko. (2004). Integrating
sex therapy and couple therapy. In Harvey, John, Wenzel,
Amy, and Sprecher, Susan (Eds.), The
Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationships.
Relationships across the Life Course
November 15: Adolescence
Giordano, Pegy. (2003). Relationships in adolescence. In Cook, Karen, and Hagan, John (Eds.), Annual Review of Sociology, 29, 257-281.
Miller, Brent, and Benson, Brad. (1999). Romantic and sexual relationship
development during
adolescence. In Furman, Wyndol,
Brown,
B. Bradford, and Feiring, Candice (Eds.), The Development of Romantic
Relationships in
Adolescence.
Diamond, Lisa, Savin-Williams,
Ritch, and Dube,
Eric.
(1999). Sex, dating, passionate friendships, and romance: Intimate
peer
relations among lesbian, gay and bisexual adolescents. In Furman,
Wyndol, Brown, B. Bradford, and Feiring,
Candice (Eds.), The Development
of Romantic
Relationships in Adolescence.
November 22: Adulthood
Cherlin, Andrew.
(2010). Demographic trends in the United States: A review of research
in the 2000s. Journal
of Marriage and Family, 72: 403-419.
Sassler, Sharon. (2010). Partnering across the life-course: Sex, relationships, and mate selection. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72: 557-575.
Fincham, Frank, and Beach, Steven. (2010). Marriage in the new Millennium: A decade in review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72: 630-649.
Diamond, Lisa. (2006). The
intimate
same-sex relationships of sexual minorities. In Vangelisti,
Anita, and Perlman, Dan (Eds.), The
Biblarz, Timothy, and Savci, Evren. (2010). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72: 480-497.
Recommended: Willetts,
November 29: Later Life
Blieszner, Rosemary. (2006). Close
relationships in middle and late adulthood. In Vangelisti, Anita, and Perlman, Dan (Eds.), The
Burgess, Elisabeth. (2004). Sexuality
in
midlife and later life couples. In Harvey, John, Wenzel, Amy,
and Sprecher, Susan (Eds.), The
Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationships.
Coleman, Marilyn, Ganong, Lawrence, and Leon, Kim.
(2006). Divorce
and post-divorce relationships. In Vangelisti, Anita, and
Perlman, Dan
(Eds.), The
December 6: Student Presentations
December 13: Student Presentations