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International Perspectives on Couple Relationship Education
Author(s) -
Markman Howard J.,
Halford W. Kim
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2005.00049.x
Subject(s) - special section , section (typography) , field (mathematics) , set (abstract data type) , relationship education , sociology , political science , special education , public relations , psychology , pedagogy , social psychology , mathematics , engineering physics , computer science , pure mathematics , engineering , business , programming language , advertising
This article introduces the special section on international perspectives on couple relationship education. We first describe the theory and research underlying the increased interest in relationship education, with a strong emphasis on social policy issues. We include a discussion of both the benefits and controversies resulting from governments being involved in promoting healthy relationships. We then provide an overview of the four articles included in the special section and show how they illustrate trends occurring in a diverse set of cultural and national contexts. We conclude by highlighting issues and future directions for the relationship education field.