Another self : middle-class American women and their friends in the twentieth century / Linda W. Rosenzweig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosenzweig, Linda W.

Series:

History of emotion series ; 6.

The history of emotions series ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Psychology.

Women.

Female friendship--United States--History.

Female friendship.

Middle class women--United States--History.

Middle class women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From nineteenth-century romantic friendships to childhood best friends and idealistic versions of feminist sisterhood, female friendship has been seen as an essential, sustaining influence on women's lives. Women are thought to have a special aptitude for making and keeping friends. But notions of friendship are not constant-and neither are women's experiences of this fundamental form of connection. In Another Self , Linda W. Rosenzweig sheds light on the changing nature of white middle-class American women's relationships during the coming of age of modern America. As the middle-class domesti

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. "The Sister of My Heart": Female Friends before 1900; 2. "The Other's Facsimile": Young Women's Friendships,1900-1920; 3. "Boys in Particular": Young Women's Friendshipsafter 1920; 4. "The Staunchness of Female Friendship": Adult Friends,1900-1960; 5. "Partner and I": Twentieth-Century Romantic Friendships; 6. "The Most Straining of All Experiences": Friendshipswith Men after 1900; 7. Another Self? The Fabric of Friendship after 1960; Notes; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-220) and index.

ISBN:

0-8147-6920-9

OCLC:

779828271