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A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to the Study of Relationship Loss

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Close Relationship Loss

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Social psychologists in sociology are often concerned with the reciprocal impact of social structure and individual behavior (House, 1977; House & Mortimer, 1990; McCall & Simmons, 1978; Stryker & Statham, 1985).

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  1. Department of Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA

    Terri L. Orbuch

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Orbuch, T.L. (1992). A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to the Study of Relationship Loss. In: Orbuch, T.L. (eds) Close Relationship Loss. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9186-9_11

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