Individuals in Relationships

This is the first in a series of six books that address relationship processes. With each volume focusing on a particular aspect of relationship activity the series as a whole moves conceptually outward starting with consideration of individual cognition and going on to address broad societal factors.This volume features the latest scholarship on cognitive processes in interpersonal relationships. It explores such questions as: What special knowledge must a person have to participate in a relationship? What particular language structures do people typically use in entering or conducting relationships? Contributors examine the cognitive processes that individuals bring to relationships ranging from their thought patterns and attributional styles to the ways in which they recall relationship events and use shared knowledge.