Human Bonding: the Science of Affectional Ties

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This tightly edited volume provides an integrative overview of human bonding from infancy through adulthood. Through an attachment lens, the book synthesizes classic and cutting-edge research on close relationships and their profound impact in everyday life. Topics include infant-caregiver attachment, human social nature, child and adolescent social development, mate selection, love and sexual desire, hooking up and online dating, keys to relationship success, predictors and consequences of relationship dissolution, and the role of social connectedness in psychological adjustment and physical.;Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Editors; Contributors; Reflections on "Human Bonding"; Contents; Introduction; Part I. BONDING PHENOMENA FROM INFANCY THROUGH ADOLESCENCE; 1. The First Bonding Experience: The Basics of Infant-Caregiver Attachment; 2. Built to Bond: Coevolution, Coregulation, and Plasticity in Parent-Infant Bonds; 3. Developmental Trends and Bonding Milestones: From Parents to Partners; Part II. CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO MATING; 4. Finding the One: A Process Model of Human Mate Selection. Cover Half Title Page Title Page Copyright Page About the Editors Contributors Reflections on "Human Bonding" Contents Introduction Part I. BONDING PHENOMENA FROM INFANCY THROUGH ADOLESCENCE 1. The First Bonding Experience: The Basics of Infant-Caregiver Attachment 2. Built to Bond: Coevolution, Coregulation, and Plasticity in Parent-Infant Bonds 3. Developmental Trends and Bonding Milestones: From Parents to Partners Part II. CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO MATING 4. Finding the One: A Process Model of Human Mate Selection. 5. To Pair Bond or Not: The Evolutionary Psychological Approach to Human Mating6. Insights from Animal Models of Social Bonding Part III. NEW TOPICS, IDEAS, AND DEVELOPMENTS 7. Logging On, Hooking Up: The Changing Nature of Romantic Relationship Initiation and Romantic Relating 8. Links and Distinctions between Love and Desire: Implications for Same-Sex Sexuality 9. Patterns of Relating and of Thinking about Relationships: Conceptualizing and Measuring Individual Differences in the Adult Attachment System Part IV. RELATIONSHIP EFFECTS ON MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. 10. Relationship Well-Being: The Central Role of Perceived Partner Responsiveness11. The Predictors and Consequences of Relationship Dissolution: Breaking Down Silos 12. Social Connectedness and Health Author Index Subject Index.