UID:
almafu_9959237783402883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 240 p.).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-5063-1991-2
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1-4833-2744-2
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1-4522-4777-3
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0-585-29202-7
Series Statement:
Sage series on close relationships
Content:
This book provides a conceptual framework that illuminates the elements involved in making friends, becoming close and keeping friends, and in friendships deteriorating and dissolving. Each phase of the process is illustrated with empirical research.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Introduction; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Meaning of Friendship; The Place of Friendship in Our Lives; Friendship: What is It?; Summary; Chapter 2 - Theories of Friendship; Reinforcement Theories; Social Exchange and Equity Theories; Cognitive Consistency Theories; Developmental Theories; Comparison of the Theories; Summary; Chapter 3 - Friendship Formation; Environmental Factors; Individual Factors; Situational Factors; Dyadic Factors; Convergence of Environmental, Individual, Situational, and Dyadic Factors; Summary; Chapter 4 - Achieving Closeness
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Strangers versus FriendsAcquaintances versus Friends; Friends versus Close Friends; Friends versus Best Friends; Close Friends versus Best Friends; Other Friendship Typologies; Summary; Chapter 5 - Gender Issues in Friendship; Amount of Time Spent with Friends; Activities; Conversation Topics; Social Support; Quality of Friendship; Love and Affection; Closeness and Intimacy; Are Women's Friendships Really more Intimate Than Men's?; Gender Role Differences; Issues in Cross-Sex Friendships; Summary; Chapter 6 - Friendship Maintenance; Dialectics of Friendship Maintenance
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Conflict and Anger in FriendshipsMaintenance Strategies; Summary; Chapter 7 - Deterioration and Dissolution; The Dark Side of Friendship; Deterioration; Rejuvenation; Dissolution; Strategies for Ending Friendships; Ending on a Happy Note; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Author
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-322-41454-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8039-4561-2
Language:
English
