Relating to Others (Mapping Social Psychology Series) - Hardcover

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9780335201648: Relating to Others (Mapping Social Psychology Series)

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ISBN 10: 0335201644 ISBN 13: 9780335201648

Publisher: Open University Press, 1999

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As social psychologists become more aware of the ways in which relationships undernpin almost everything in the social sciences, the need for an introductory book for students and scholars has increased. The author addresses the essential use of relationship issues within applied areas such as policing, health care, and the corporate world. He also emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary studies and the integration of different frameworks and methods, by focusing less on static factors in relationships and more on the matter of process. Finally, he examines the need to contextualize relationship processes and take account of the daily issues of management by relational partners.

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Review

"Essential reading, or even browsing, for clinical directors, and any professional willing to consider that improvement can be made." - British Journal of Health Care Management "Read Regulating Medical Work for additional clarification, for deepening the discussion of regulation, and as a prod to move beyond the cosmetic." - BMJ "An excellent resource from which to draw for analysis, teaching and research." - Social Legal Studies "...a well-rounded, thorough exploration of the complexities of control...the true value of this booklies in its contribution to our understanding ofpublic institutions, of decision-making, discretion and control, to the concept of 'policing', to the radiating effect of law, even to the concept of law itself." - Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law "...essential reading for anyone wanting to know about the reality of medical work in the NHS." - Journal of Nursing Management

About the Author

Steve Duck is Daniel and Amy Starch Research Professor at the University of Iowa, Department of Communication Studies. He previously taught at Lancaster University and the University of Glasgow in the UK. He was the Founding Editor of the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, is the Editor of the Handbook of Personal Relationships, and has written or edited over 30 books on personal relationships.

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