What Is a Friend? An Exploratory Typology of the Meanings of Friendship
In this article I explore the contemporary normative meanings of friendship, unpacking the subject through two different questions: “what is a good friend?” and “what is an intimate friend?” Drawing on survey data from a national representative sample (n = 1142), the topic is explored in the contex...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-02-01
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Series: | Social Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/4/1/171 |