Adult friendship / Rosemary Blieszner, Rebecca G. Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blieszner, Rosemary.

Contributor:

Adams, Rebecca G.

Series:

SAGE Series on Close Relationships

Sage series on close relationships

SAGE series on close relationships

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adulthood--United States.

Adulthood.

Friendship--United States--Sociological aspects.

Friendship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1992.

Summary:

A topic relevant to everyone - friendship - is explored in this volume, the first in the SAGE Series on Close Relationships. It presents a thoughtful statement about what we know, and have yet to learn, concerning adults' friendships. The authors discuss state-of-the-art research on the interplay between social structure, individual disposition and dynamic processes of friendship, and findings on both similarities and differences across adult lifecourse stages. They provide a theoretical framework, incorporating both sociological and psychological perspectives.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Introduction; Preface; Chapter 1 - An Integrative Model of Friendship; A Model of Friendship; Friendship Patterns; Friendship Structure; Friendship Processes; Friendship Phases; Connections among Elements and Levels of Friendship Patterns; Friendship and Individual Characteristics; Effects of Structure and Disposition on Friendship Patterns; Effects of Gender on Friendship Patterns; Age and Friendship; Effects of Age on Social Structural Opportunities and Constraints and on Disposition; Effects of Age on Friendship; Structural, Cultural, and Historical Context

Effects of Structural and Cultural Context on Friendship; Effects of Subcultural Context on Friendship; Effects of Historical Context on Friendship; A Preview of the Rest of the Volume; Chapter 2 - History of Friendship and Friendship Research; Historical Conceptions of Friendship; The Emergence and Maturation of Adult Friendship Research; A Lifespan Approach to Friendship; Friendship as a Primary Focus; Multidisciplinary Perspectives; Friendships as Relationships; Quality of Friend Relations; Multiple Research Designs and Methods; Summary; Chapter 3 - The Internal Structure of Friendship

College Student Friendships; Size; Homogeneity; Density and Configuration; Solidarity; Adult Friendships; Size; Homogeneity; Density and Configuration; Solidarity; Old Age Friendships; Size; Homogeneity; Density and Configuration; Solidarity; Gender and the Life Course; Size; Homogeneity; Density; Solidarity; Summary and Research Implications; Chapter 4 - Friendship Processes; College Student Friendships; Cognitive Processes; Affective Processes; Behavioral Processes; Proxy Measures of Process; Adult Friendships; Cognitive Processes; Affective Processes; Behavioral Processes

Proxy Measures of Process; Old Age Friendships; Cognitive Processes; Affective Processes; Behavioral Processes; Proxy Measures of Process; Gender and the Life Course; Cognitive Processes; Affective Processes; Behavioral Processes; Proxy Measures of Process; Summary and Research Implications; Chapter 5 - Phases of Friendship; College Student Friendships; Initiation; Maintenance; Dissolution; Adult Friendships; Initiation; Maintenance; Dissolution; Old Age Friendships; Initiation; Maintenance; Dissolution; Gender and the Life Course; Initiation; Maintenance; Summary and Research Implications

Conclusion: The Interface of Structure, Processes, and Phases; Chapter 6 - Adult Friendship Intervention; Outcomes of Friendship Interventions; Levels of Intervention; Improving the Individual's Cognitive and Social Functioning; Enhancing Dyadic Interaction; Altering Social Relationships in Networks; Manipulating Relationships in an Immediate Environment; Designing Communities to Facilitate Social Relationships; Supporting Social Relationships through Social Policies; Implications; Conclusions; References; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-140) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781483325675

1483325679

9781452245881

1452245886

OCLC:

809773930