Modern Relationships

Mahzad Hojjat is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. She has conducted research on intimate relationships for over 30 years with a focus on such topics as relationship satisfaction, conflict, betrayal, resilience, and forgiveness in friendships and romantic relationships. She is the co-editor, with Anne Moyer, of The Psychology of Friendship, and with Duncan Cramer, of Positive Psychology of Love. She has another co-edited book entitled Satisfaction in Close Relationships with Robert Sternberg. Anne Moyer is Professor of Social and Health Psychology at Stony Brook University. Her research interests include relationships and health, psychosocial issues surrounding cancer and cancer risk, medical decision making, research methodology, systematic reviews and meta-analysis, and the psychology of research participation. She is the co-editor, with Mahzad Hojjat, of The Psychology of Friendship published by Oxford University Press.

Foreword
Elaine Hatfield and Richard L. Rapson

Introduction: Modern Relationships of the 21st Century
Mahzad Hojjat and Anne Moyer

I. Dating in the 21st Century

1. Ideal Partner Characteristics in the 21st Century: What Are We Looking For?
Claudia C. Brumbaugh and Jaclyn K. Doherty

2. Online or In-Person: How Do We Find Our Ideal Partner?
Kathryn Coduto

3. Cohabitation vs. Marriage: Understanding Young Adults' Preference for Cohabitation in the 21st Century
Sharon Sassler

4. Being Single in the 21st Century: Reasons and Consequences
Elyakim Kislev

II. Marriage in the 21st Century

5. Modern Marital Satisfaction: Are We Expecting Too Much?
Daniel Perlman and Rowland S. Miller

6. Equity and Gender Roles in Marriage: Are We Finally Equal?
Grace M. Wetzel and Diana T. Sanchez

7. What is a Marriage?: The Rise of More Diverse Unions
Rhonda N. Balzarini, Karen L. Blair, and Marissa Walter

8. Marriage and Culture Around the World: Marrying Someone from a Different Race, Religion, or Nationality
Stanly O. Gaines, Jr.

9. Conscious Uncoupling: Divorce in the 21st Century
Abdullah S. Salehuddin, Tamara D. Afifi, and Jade Salmon

III. Gender and Sexuality in the 21st Century

10. Sexuality in the 21st Century: A Feminist and Queer Theoretical Perspective on Sex and Sexuality in Emerging Adulthood
Jasna Jovanovic and Jean Calterone Williams

11. Who Do We Love?: Shifts in Attitudes about Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, and Same-Sex Relationships
Karen L. Blair, Erin L. Courtice, and Rhea Ashley Hoskin

IV. Friendship in the 21st Century

12. Modern Friendships: Mixing Multiple Media and Affordances when Communicating with Friends
Kelly Sweeney, Daniel A. Lee, and Andrew High

13. The New and Significant Role of Friendship in the 21st Century
Emily T. Beauparlant, Mahzad Hojjat, Nicole Melancon, and Laura V. Machia

14. Friendship in the Time of COVID-19
Mahzad Hojjat, Anne Moyer, Sydney Brake, Brady D. Nelson, Lauren L. Richmond, Jessica L. Schleider, and
Bonita London

15. Diverse Friendships: Formation, Maintenance, and Benefits
J. Nicole Shelton, Kate M. Turetsky, Yeji Park, and Lindsey Eikenburg

V. Families in the 21st Century

16. Adoption and Relationships in the 21st Century
Ellen E. Pinderhughes, Seungmi M. Lee, and Madeline C. Smith

17. Communication and Resilience in Stepfamilies: Talking Close Relationships with Parents, Siblings, and Family Members into Being
Dawn O. Braithwaite and Bailey M. Oliver-Blackburn

18. Technology-Assisted Parenthood and Modern Families in the 21st Century
Sofia Gameiro

VI. Current Trends in Health and Close Relationships in the 21st Century

19. Relationships and Health
Anne Moyer, K. Olivia Mock, and Rose Martillotti

20. Close Relationships and Mental Health
Charlotte R. Esplin, S. Gabe Hatch, and Scott R. Braithwaite

Conclusion /Epilogue
Art Aron