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Prologue: overview of the research problem and summary of findings; 1.Relationships as developing systems: theoretical foundations; 2.Mother-infant relationship development in the first six months: fromface-to-face play to object play; 3. Relational-historical research ondevelopment change; 4. Relational-historical research: the case studyapproach, frame analysis, qualitative and quantitative analysis; 5. Researchpropositions about relationship change process; 6. Research methods for thecurrent investigation: subjects, procedures, and data analysis; 7. Results ofthe current investigation: quantitative analysis of developmental changes inrelationship frames and in infant actions; 8. Results of the currentinvestigation: qualitative analysis of Richard and his mother; 9. Results ofthe current investigation: qualitative analysis of Betsy and her mother; 10.Results of the current investigation: qualitative analysis of Lewis and hismother; 11. Results of the current investigation: qualitative analysis ofSusan and her mother; 12. Summary of finding on relational-historical change;Epilogue: laws of change, implications for theory and practice.