These are the first two volumes in an important new five-book series derived from sections of the international bestseller, Handbook of Personal Relationships, Second Edition, by Steve Duck. The purpose of the series is to allow professionals and students easy access to state-of-the-art theory and practice in specific areas of personal relationships -- an increasingly popular field of research and therapeutic practice that focuses on the processes by which individuals relate to each other in social and family settings. Each paperback is an updated and expanded version of its corresponding section in the Handbook, and contains several new chapters that provide a greater breadth of coverage.
