Close Relationships in their Physical and Social Contexts

A Transactional Perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID2933306
AuthorsCarol M Werner (University of Utah), B Bradford Brown (0000-0001-5416-3970, University of Utah), Irwin Altman (0000-0003-2510-938X, University of Utah), Brenda Staples (University of Utah)
Year1992
Volume9
Issue3
Pages411-431
Publication date1992-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0265407592093005
OpenAlexW1992012758
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited19

This article calls for more research that embeds dyadic relationships in their physical, social and temporal contexts. We use ethnographic accounts of courtship, wedding and placemaking practices in two different societies and find that: (1) social and environmental rituals often make salient the couple members' relationship to one another and their degree of obligation to their families and society; (2) events almost always involve significant use of the physical environment in terms of the location of events, the exchange of gifts, the use of special clothing and objects, etc.; and (3) activities occurring during these stages often symbolize and forecast future relationships between dyad members and between the dyad and its family and kin. Although network researchers often take into account the dyad's social context, our analysis suggests that physical and temporal qualities are also important

Clothing · Context (archaeology · Courtship · Dyad · Obligation · Perspective (graphical · Salient · Transactional analysis · Transactional leadership · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Cognitive and psychological constructs research · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub