TY - BOOK AU - Holmberg,Diane AU - Orbuch,Terri AU - Veroff,Joseph TI - Thrice-told tales: married couples tell their stories SN - 1410609359 AV - HQ536 .H638 2004eb U1 - 306.81/0973 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Mahwah, N.J. PB - L. Erlbaum KW - Marriage KW - United States KW - Longitudinal studies KW - Narration (Rhetoric) KW - Psychological aspects KW - Mariage KW - États-Unis KW - Études longitudinales KW - Narration KW - Aspect psychologique KW - FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-178) and indexes; Chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 A Narrative Approach to Relationships -- chapter 3 The Early Years of Marriage Project -- chapter 4 Newlyweds' Stories -- chapter 5 Beyond the Honeymoon: Changes in Narratives Over Time -- chapter 6 Tales of Love and Woe: The Interconnections Between Relationship Narratives and Marital Well-Being -- chapter 7 Changing Our Yesterdays: Reconstruction of Early Relationship Memories -- chapter 8 Gender as a Factor Affecting Narratives -- chapter 9 Ethnicity as a Factor Affecting Narratives -- chapter 10 What Have We Learned About Marriage? -- chapter 11 What Have We Learned About Narratives? N2 - Researchers have studied marriage for decades, but how is the transition to married life actually experienced by the couples involved? From an insider's perspective, Thrice Told Tales examines married couples' own stories of their relationship. A representative sample of 199 African-American and 177 White married couples were asked to tell the story of their relationship. It provides accounts of courtships, weddings, honeymoons, their adjustment in the early years, and hopes for the future. These stories were first collected a few months after their weddings, and again in the third and UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=99678 ER -