RELATIONSHIP SCIENCE IN THE 21ST-CENTURY

Relationship science, as a young developing science, needs to develop a detailed empirical base. Various trends outside of the field are lik ely to influence the field. We are probably going to see more biologic al concepts and explanation, as well as more research on relationships for people in retirement and in service-oriented employment. Relation ship research will continue to employ quantitative and qualitative met hods. Among the quantitative methods to be increasingly used are netwo rk analysis, event history analysis and multilevel models.