Friends Forever : How Girls and Women Forge Lasting Relationships.
Title:
Friends Forever : How Girls and Women Forge Lasting Relationships.
Author:
Degges-White, Suzanne.
ISBN:
9781442202023
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (227 pages)
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Friendship Basics: An Introduction -- Part I: Why Women Need Friends -- 1 The Biology of Friendship: To "Tend and Befriend" -- 2 Friendship in Context: Social Relationships in the Twenty-First Century -- 3 "Friendology": The Science of Friendship -- Part II: Friendship Chronology -- 4 Early Childhood: First Friends -- 5 Adolescent Friendships: Seeking Ourselves in Our Friends -- 6 Emerging Adulthood: Decisions, Decisions -- 7 Coupled Up, But No Kids Yet -- 8 Motherhood: Kids on Board -- 9 The Midlife Years: Reconnecting with Ourselves and Seeking Companions -- 10 The Long Road Home: Community and Friendship in Older Adulthood -- Part III: Making Friends-Starting with Yourself -- 11 Understanding Who You Are as a Friend -- 12 Roadblocks to Friendships -- Part IV: Taking a Census of Your Circle of Friends -- 13 Mapping Out Your Friendscape -- 14 Redesigning Your Social Support Landscape -- 15 Finding New Friends -- Part V: Strategies for Survival-Building and Maintaining Lasting Friendships -- 16 Building Strong Friendships from the Beginning -- 17 Tips to Strengthen Existing Friendships -- 18 Friendship in the Digital Age: Technology Keeps Us Connected-Sometimes! -- 19 Full-Time Friend, Part-Time Lover: Making Friends with Your Mate -- 20 Coming Full Circle with a Circle of Friends -- Notes -- Bibliography -- About the Authors.
Abstract:
Though a woman's life and the world around them may change, it's the promise of friendship that remains an irreplaceable constant. From their biological and cultural origins to the varied manifestations of social connections, this book explores the deep bonds forged between women. By sharing stories from girls and women throughout their lives, the authors thoughtfully illustrate the roles that contemporary social relationships play at different stages in our lives while offering insights to deeper self-understanding and for finding, establishing, and sustaining relationships at any age.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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