The Space between Us: Exploring the Dimensions of Human Relationships

by Ruthellen H. Josselson

Overview

Integrating psychological theories with empirical evidence, the author of this volume draws fundamental conclusions about the nature and types of relationships, and develops eight dimensions of relatedness ranging from the very casual to the deeply intimate.

Each chapter examines a particular dimension and includes a brief life history of a person interviewed by the author. Particular attention is paid to how the type of relationship discussed shaped that person, with diagrams charting these relationships over time. The book also discusses how the sexes differ in the way they relate to others and the various forms that love can take.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761901266
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/16/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.71(d)

Table of Contents

The Discourse of Relatedness
Yearning (Wo)Man
Holding
Attachment
Passionate Experience
Eye-to-Eye Validation
Idealization and Identification
Mutuality and Resonance
Embeddedness
Tending (Care)
Sex Differences in Relatedness
Notes on Love