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A new outline of social psychology.Interpersonal relations.

A new outline of social psychology.: Interpersonal relations. Examines the nature of interpersonal relations by defining relationships in terms almost impossible to satisfy except by idealization. Then their reality is asserted by pointing to traces of interpersonal relations in the familiar collectivities of primary groups, particularly nuclear families and friendships. The idea of an interpersonal relation is further delineated by positing its unit of analysis, a mutually recognized identity. Social psychological use of the idea is illustrated in a discussion of group cohesiveness, and examples from mass media and psychotherapy illustrate its practical uses. Rounding out the chapter is a discussion of how variations among interpersonal relations and the character of potential partners affect whether an interpersonal relation develops in the persons' encounter, what configuration it may assume, and what effects it may have on the partners. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A new outline of social psychology.Interpersonal relations.

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American Psychological Association
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Copyright © 1997 American Psychological Association
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91 –116
DOI
10.1037/10225-005
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Examines the nature of interpersonal relations by defining relationships in terms almost impossible to satisfy except by idealization. Then their reality is asserted by pointing to traces of interpersonal relations in the familiar collectivities of primary groups, particularly nuclear families and friendships. The idea of an interpersonal relation is further delineated by positing its unit of analysis, a mutually recognized identity. Social psychological use of the idea is illustrated in a discussion of group cohesiveness, and examples from mass media and psychotherapy illustrate its practical uses. Rounding out the chapter is a discussion of how variations among interpersonal relations and the character of potential partners affect whether an interpersonal relation develops in the persons' encounter, what configuration it may assume, and what effects it may have on the partners. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Published: Aug 31, 2004

Keywords: interpersonal relations; social psychology

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