The mate relationship : cross-cultural applications of a rules theory

Author(s)

• Nicotera, Anne Maydan

Bibliographic Information

The mate relationship : cross-cultural applications of a rules theory

Anne Maydan Nicotera

（SUNY series in human communication processes）

State University of New York Press, c1997

• :pbk.

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-171) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book presents research applications of a rules theory of mate relationships of several American cultures and two non-American cultures. The theory is summarized in seven basic propositions, several of which have been previously tested and supported. The research contained here expands the depth of the work by examining attributes and levels of mateship in several American co-cultures, one Caribbean culture, and one Asian culture, and extends the breadth of the work by moving into the areas of relational quality, maintenance, and conflict. Seven propositions presented are 1) perceived self-concept support is the basis of interpersonal attraction; 2) different types of perceived self-concept support are the basis for different types of interpersonal relationships; 3) different types of self-concept support are the basis for entry into and increasing intensity of interpersonal relationships; 4) the type and form of self-concept support is homogeneous by culture; 5) conflict which threatens self-concept support on crucial relationship variables—the lack of it or attacks on it—is the most potentially dangerous type of conflict in interpersonal relationships; 6) negotiation of differences in perceptions of self-concept support on crucial relationship variables cements interpersonal relationships; and 7) quality interpersonal relationships consist of intimacy, personal growth, and effective communication on the crucial relationship variables.

Table of Contents

Preface 1 General Theory, Propositions, and Research Questions Regarding Mate Relationships 2 White Americans of European Descent 3 African Americans 4 Deaf Americans of White European Descent 5 Representing Caribbean Culture: Jamaica 6 Japan 7 Conflict and Relational Disintegration 8 Mate Relationship Quality 9 Conclusions, Interpretations, and Speculations References Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA35423536
• ISBN:
  • 0791435431
  • 079143544X
• LCCN: 97000500
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Albany
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 183 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BF637.C45
  • DC21 : 153.6
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Interpersonal communication -- Cross-cultural studies
  • LCSH : Interpersonal relations -- Cross-cultural studies
  • LCSH : Mate selection -- Cross-cultural studies
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00833917