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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791708003321

Autore

Rawlins William K. <1952->

Titolo

The compass of friendship [[electronic resource] ] : narratives, identities, and dialogues / / William K. Rawlins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2009

ISBN

1-4129-5296-4

1-4522-7487-8

1-4522-1405-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 235 p.)

Disciplina

302.34

Soggetti

Interpersonal communication

Friendship

Interpersonal relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-225) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Introduction: Living Friendship; Chapter 2 - Making Choices as Communicators: Similarity, Difference, Individuation, and Participation; Chapter 3 - Communicating Friendship: A Dialogue of Narratives and a Narrative of Dialogues; Chapter 4 - Making Meanings With Friends: Two Women's Storytelling and Dialogue; Chapter 5 - Talking With College Students About Frontiers and Frustrations of Cross-Sex Friendships; Chapter 6 - Pursuing Cross-Race Friendships in Personal, Sociocultural, and Historical Contexts

Chapter 7 - Embracing Ethical and Political Potentials of FriendshipChapter 8 - The Compass of Friendship; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In 'The Compass of Friendship', learn about the reach, private and public, of friendship and the effect it has on our identity and life satisfaction.