The Diversity of Human Relationships surveys the various types of interpersonal relationships.

Introduction Ann Elisabeth Auhagen and Maria von Salisch; Part I. Fundamentals: 1. Towards a science of relationships Robert Hinde; 2. The development of different social relationships among children Lothar Krappmann; 3. Child-child relationships: symmetry and asymmetry among peers, friends and siblings Maria von Salisch; Part II. Family Relationships: 4. Parent-child relationships: childhood and adolescence Kurt Kreppner; 5. Relationships between adult children and their parents Yvonne Schutze; 6. Relationships between adult siblings; 7. Relationships within the extended family and different types of families Peter Kaiser; Part III. Romantic Relationships: 8. Heterosexual romantic relationships: beginning, maintenance and dissolution Hans Werner Bierhoff; 9. Lesbian and homosexual romantic relationships Pepper Schwartz; Part IV. Relationships between Non-Relatives in Private Life: 10. Adults' friendships Ann Elisabeth Auhagen; 11. Relationships between neighbors and between acquaintances Christian Melbeck; Part V. Professional Relationships: 12. Relationships among colleagues Oswald Neuberger; 13. Professional role relationships Anne Gaska and Dieter Frey; Epilogue; 14. Selected remarks about relationship research Gerold Mikula.