We're Just Good Friends

Women and Men in Nonromantic Relationships
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-1-57230-187-0
Verlag: Guilford Publications

Buch, Englisch, 193 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

Reihe: The Guilford Series on Personal Relationships

This book provides a long-overdue look at the challenges and rewards of nonromantic friendships between women and men. Drawing from a range of literature and her own extensive research, the author presents her examination of these relationships in a clear organizational framework. Topics covered include the everyday dynamics of cross-sex friendships and their societal effects and influences. The author also explores ways that these relationships are developed and maintained, and ways they may come to an end. Illustrated with numerous interviews and segments of conversations between male and female friends, the book offers important insight into such issues as gender-role expectancies, relationship norms and goals, and cultural assumptions about friendship and sexuality.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Werking, Kathy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Comparisons with Paradigmatic Social Relationships
2. Friendship Features and the Influence of Gender
3. Opportunities for Development and Continuance
4. Managing Romance and Sexuality
5. Managing Third-Party Relationships
Conclusion
Appendix A.: Methods of Research
Appendix B.: Interview Protocols and Survey Questionnaires

Über Autor(innen)

Kathy Werking, Ph.D., teaches adult learners in New Hampshire and Maine and is continuing her research into the dynamics of friendship and marriage. She received her doctorate in communication from Purdue University in 1992.