Although others appear to us to be who they just are, there are complicated unconscious psychological processes that lead us to experience people in ways that we ourselves construct.  Meer

Analyzes how four pairs of people, central in each other's lives, create one another. This book demonstrates how each of us is like a theater director, casting others into roles on our stage, even as others are casting us into their dramas.  Meer

Integrating psychological theories with empirical evidence, the author of this volume draws fundamental conclusions about the nature and types of relationships, and develops eight dimensions of relatedness ranging from the very casual to the deeply intimate.  Meer

This unique text provides a broad introduction to qualitative analysis together with concrete demonstrations and comparisons of five major approaches.  Meer