03316nam 2200553 a 450 991077885260332120161219111758.01-5063-1991-21-4833-2744-21-4522-4777-30-585-29202-7(CKB)111004366830178(EBL)997132(OCoLC)809774063(MiAaPQ)EBC997132(OCoLC)746939951(StDuBDS)EDZ0000159346(EXLCZ)9911100436683017820130912d1996 fy| 0engur|||||||||||Friendship processes[electronic resource] /Beverley FehrThousand Oaks, Calif. SAGEc19961 online resource (xv, 240 p.)SAGE series on close relationshipsSage series on close relationshipsDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-41454-8 0-8039-4561-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-227) and indexes.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 ClosenessStrangers 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 MaintenanceConflict 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 AuthorThis 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.SAGE Series on Close RelationshipsFriendshipIntimacy (Psychology)Man-woman relationshipsFriendship.Intimacy (Psychology)Man-woman relationships.158.25Fehr Beverley Anne1958-935983StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910778852603321Friendship processes3717566UNINA