Readings associated with Prof Robin Goodwin’s talk at the University of Warwick, 31 October 2012 Buss, D.M., Shackelford, T.K., Kirkpatrick, L.A., and Larsen, R.J. (2001). A half century of mate preferences: The cultural evolution of values. Journal of Marriage and Family, 63: 491-503. Goodwin, R. (2008). Changing Relations: Achieving intimacy in a time of social transition. Cambridge University Press. Goodwin, R and Tang, C. (1998).The transition to uncertainty? The impacts of Hong Kong 1997 on Personal Relationships. Personal Relationships, 5: 183-190 Goodwin, R, Willson, M., & Gaines, S. (2005). Terror threat perception and its consequences in contemporary Britain. British Journal of Psychology, 96, 389-406 Kağitçibaşi, C. (1996). Family and human development across cultures: The view from the Other Side. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum LaRossa, R., Jaret, C., Gadgil, M., and Wynn, G.R. (2000). The changing culture of fatherhood in comic-strip families: A six-decade analysis. Journal of Marriage and Family, 62: 375-387. Nakoney, P.A., Reddick, R., and Rodgers, J.L. (2004). Did divorces decline after the Oklahoma City bombing? Journal of Marriage and Family, 66: 90-100. Zhang, S., & Kline, S.L. (2009). Can I make my own decision? A Cross-cultural study of perceived social network influence in mate selection. Journal of CrossCultural Psychology, 40, 3-23.