Primary Love

This book describes love and intimacy as they evolve in the context of family relations from birth to maturity in adulthood. Dr. Klein's view of love and intimacy is that found in the ideal marriage and family, fully acknowledging that the pure and 'perfect' marriage and family does not exist.

Randall S. Klein has been a psychotherapist and an educator for thirty years, serving currently as a correctional psychologist with the State of Nevada. In addition to lecturing at the college and university levels, including the College of Southern Nevada, Dr. Klein serves as a private, pre-elementary, preparatory teacher of children ages two through five years. He balances his life and career between the two homes of Las Vegas, Nevada and Tombstone, Arizona.

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction: This Thing We Call Love Chapter 3 1. Love and the Subjective World of the Infant Chapter 4 2. Love and Motherhood Chapter 5 3. Love and the Mutuality of Mother-Infant Experience Chapter 6 4. Love and Fatherhood Chapter 7 5. Love and Individuation: Differentiation and Integration in Toddlerhood Chapter 8 6. Love and the Family Triangle Chapter 9 7. Love and the Adolescent Experience Chapter 10 8. Falling in Love Chapter 11 9. The Mature Love and Sexuality of Adulthood Chapter 12 10. The Loss of a Loved One Chapter 13 11. Primary Love in Summary Chapter 14 After Word Chapter 15 Notes