Relationship Maintenance versus Relationship Change: A Dialectical Dilemma
- 1 May 1993
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
- Vol. 10 (2) , 205-223
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026540759301000203
Abstract
The dialectical assumption that change is at the heart of social processes contradicts the emphasis on stability and consistency that exists in most conceptualizations of relationship maintenance. After an elaborated description of the major tenets of dialectical thinking, this article explores ways of transcending this contradiction, thereby advancing a reconceptualization of maintenance processes and an expanded agenda for research on the issue.Keywords
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