Data Portal @ linkeddatafragments.org

Matches in Harvard for { <http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/002789175/catalog> ?p ?o. }

• catalog abstract "Everyone, in or out of a relationship, has wondered how couples work, and what makes them successful or unsuccessful, long-lasting or short-term. In this insightful, refreshingly nonjudgmental book, Barry Dym, Ph. D., and Michael Glenn, M.D., chart the stages of a couple's journey together, and offer a provocative glimpse of the complex birth and development of intimate partnerships. At the heart of Couples, the authors identify three distinct yet recurring stages common to all enduring relationships. We learn that couples begin with a period of Expansion and Promise - a time when each individual feels somehow larger, more witty and charming, in short, the best person that he or she can be. The intensity of Expansion cannot last though, and inevitably will move into Contraction - we each pull back into our more habitual ways, enact or demand more stereotypical gender roles, and feel disappointed and betrayed. Couples who weather the storm of Contraction (and long-term couples will experience many of them) will resolve their struggles and move into a time of Resolution, when intimacy is renewed and each individual can become more complete, containing both their "best" and "worst" selves. But Couples is much more than a map. Illustrating their ideas with in-depth examples, Drs. Dym and Glenn reveal how a couple's identity is shaped by these stages and the powerful cultural expectations of society, friends, and family who tell us what a couple should be. Couples analyzes how recurrent patterns are established, and the impact of gender issues, children, and the serious crises that occur in any lifetime. Finally, the authors offer accessible suggestions for applying these concepts to one's own relationship, guiding couples and individuals in how to manage their own periods of turmoil and transition. Original, engaging, and thoughtful, Couples uncovers the essence of our most intimate relationship - ultimately, it offers a striking portrait not just of whom we love (and why), but who we are.".
• catalog contributor b4050062.
• catalog contributor b4050063.
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "A perfectly normal couple -- Couples in our time -- The changing cultural narrative -- Setting the stage -- The stage of expansion and promise -- The stage of contraction and betrayal -- The stage of resolution -- The couples' character forms -- Interactional sequences -- The couples' character over time -- How couples change -- Transformational experience -- Applications.".
• catalog description "Couples who weather the storm of Contraction (and long-term couples will experience many of them) will resolve their struggles and move into a time of Resolution, when intimacy is renewed and each individual can become more complete, containing both their "best" and "worst" selves. But Couples is much more than a map. Illustrating their ideas with in-depth examples, Drs. Dym and Glenn reveal how a couple's identity is shaped by these stages and the powerful cultural expectations of society, friends, and family who tell us what a couple should be. Couples analyzes how recurrent patterns are established, and the impact of gender issues, children, and the serious crises that occur in any lifetime. Finally, the authors offer accessible suggestions for applying these concepts to one's own relationship, guiding couples and individuals in how to manage their own periods of turmoil and transition. ".
• catalog description "Everyone, in or out of a relationship, has wondered how couples work, and what makes them successful or unsuccessful, long-lasting or short-term. In this insightful, refreshingly nonjudgmental book, Barry Dym, Ph. D., and Michael Glenn, M.D., chart the stages of a couple's journey together, and offer a provocative glimpse of the complex birth and development of intimate partnerships. At the heart of Couples, the authors identify three distinct yet recurring stages common to all enduring relationships. We learn that couples begin with a period of Expansion and Promise - a time when each individual feels somehow larger, more witty and charming, in short, the best person that he or she can be. The intensity of Expansion cannot last though, and inevitably will move into Contraction - we each pull back into our more habitual ways, enact or demand more stereotypical gender roles, and feel disappointed and betrayed. ".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.".
• catalog description "Original, engaging, and thoughtful, Couples uncovers the essence of our most intimate relationship - ultimately, it offers a striking portrait not just of whom we love (and why), but who we are.".
• catalog extent "p.".
• catalog hasFormat "Couples.".
• catalog identifier "0060167130 (cloth) :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Couples.".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : HarperCollinsPublishers,".
• catalog relation "Couples.".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "306.8 20".
• catalog subject "HQ734 .D985 1993".
• catalog subject "Interpersonal relations.".
• catalog subject "Intimacy (Psychology)".
• catalog subject "Marriage United States.".
• catalog subject "Unmarried couples United States.".
• catalog tableOfContents "A perfectly normal couple -- Couples in our time -- The changing cultural narrative -- Setting the stage -- The stage of expansion and promise -- The stage of contraction and betrayal -- The stage of resolution -- The couples' character forms -- Interactional sequences -- The couples' character over time -- How couples change -- Transformational experience -- Applications.".
• catalog title "Couples : exploring and understanding the cycles of intimate relationships / Barry Dym and Michael L. Glenn.".
• catalog type "text".