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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/24797| Title: | Processes in International Relationships: A Critical Review |
| Authors: | Gaines, S |
| Keywords: | diversity;ethnicity;inclusion;interdependence;structural racism |
| Issue Date: | 3-Aug-2022 |
| Publisher: | Wiley on behalf of International Association for Relationship Research. |
| Citation: | Gaines, S. (2022) 'Processes in International Relationships: A Critical Review', Personal Relationships, 29 (3), pp, 524 - 545. doi: 10.1111/pere.12435. |
| Abstract: | Copyright © 2022 The Author. In the present review, the author draws upon Bell's (1987) critical race theory – especially as reflected in Crenshaw's (1989) construct of intersectionality – en route to examining the results of four studies of international relationship processes that have been published since 2002 (i.e., Holzapfel et al., 2018; Kaya et al., 2019; Kuramoto, 2018 and van Mol & de Valk, 2016). One common theme that emerged from the four studies was the importance of satisfaction-related processes in international relationships – a theme that Thibaut and Kelley's (1959) interdependence theory would anticipate within intranational and international relationships alike. Although persons from African, Central American, and South American nations are conspicuously missing from the studies in question, the author does not attribute such omissions to structural racism. Implications for future research on inclusivity and the dynamics of international relationships are discussed. |
| Description: | Data Availability Statement: Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study: Statement of Relevance: Processes within international relationships (involving persons from different countries of origin) seldom receive attention within relationship science. The present critical review highlights four studies since 2002 in which international relationship processes have been investigated. Overall, the basic processes (all of which involved satisfaction) were consistent with the notion of “universal” dynamics that would be expected, regardless of participants' nationality. However, as the present review indicates, the need for greater diversity in such research (especially beyond “Eastern” and “Western” nations) cannot be overstated. |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/24797 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12435 |
| ISSN: | 1350-4126 |
| Other Identifiers: | ORCID iD: Stanley O. Gaines Jr. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4937-6485. |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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