Friendship Processes.
This broad-ranging volume examines how friends give meaning to our lives. Each phase of the friendship process is illustrated with empirical research. The result is a conceptual framework that illuminates the fascinating components involved in making friends, becoming close and keeping friends, and...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks :
SAGE Publications,
1995.
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Colección: | Sage series on close relationships.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.