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Professor Shelly Gable discusses the idea of close relationships and how it moved from the purview of poets and philosophers to a field of science. Research has shown that close relationships or the lack of them have an enormous impact of health and well-being. She also explains that research in this field is having a public policy impact in the areas of domestic violence and same-sex marriage.
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Chapter 1: What Does the Field of Close Relationships Mean to You, or How Would You Describe It to Your Students?
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Chapter 2: How and When Did the Field of Close Relationships Emerge? What Other Fields or Disciplines Is It Related to Theoretically?
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Chapter 3: What First Inspired You to Start Research in Close Relationships?
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Chapter 4: How Does the Quality of a Close Relationship Affect Well-Being?
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Chapter 5: What Key Thinkers Have Most Inspired You, and Why?
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Chapter 6: How Has the Field of Close Relationships Changed in Recent Years? What Are the Fundamental Questions at the Moment?
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Chapter 7: How Has Technology, and Especially Social Media, Affected the Field of Close Relationships?
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Chapter 8: How Have Findings from the Field of Cognitive Neuroscience Impacted the Field of Close Relationships?
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Chapter 9: How Important Are Research Methods for a Rigorous Analysis of Close Relationships? What Are the Key Research Methods Being Employed?
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Chapter 10: Can You Provide Any Examples of Key Research in This Field That Have Had a Direct Impact on Public or Social Policy, and What Changed as a Result?
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Chapter 11: Of All the Studies That You and Your Lab Have Conducted, Which Do You Feel Is the Most Significant, and Why?
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Chapter 12: What’s Your Sense of the Trajectory for Research in this Field over the Next 5 Years?
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Chapter 13: What Are Your Own Scholarly Ambitions for the Future? What Would You Like to Investigate Next?
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Chapter 14: For Students New to This Field, What Literature Would You Recommend They Read for a Preliminary Understanding, and Why?
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Chapter 15: What Would You Identify as the Key Challenges in This Field for Students, and What Strategies Would You Advise Them to Counter These Challenges?
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Chapter 16: What Are Some Common Misconceptions or Myths That You Encounter About Close Relationships?
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Chapter 17: What Are the Key Knowledge Areas and Skills That Students Develop Pursuing Study of Close Relationships, and How Might These Benefit Students’ Academic or Professional Development?
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Chapter 18: What Is the Biggest Lesson or Takeaway You’ve Learned over Your Time Studying Close Relationships?
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Chapter 19: What Does the Future Hold for the Field of Close Relationships?
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