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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fehr, Beverley
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1995.
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.