SAGE Focus Editions Ser.: Older Adult Friendship : Structure and Process 103 read online book TXT, EPUB
9780803931435 0803931433 This volume brings together the research and theory on friendship that has developed over the last two decades. Each chapter reviews, summarizes, integrates and elaborates on a specific aspect of the literature. The focus is on older adult friendship but the theoretical and methodological issues will be of interest to those who study social relationships at all stages of the life course. Together, the contributors communicate the importance of studying the interplay between structure and process in older adult friendship. Specific topics include societal and personal conditions affecting friendship opportunities and behaviour, types of friendships, the influence of early development on adult friendship, changes in friend relations over time, social support and social exchange and problems in older adult friendships.
9780803931435 0803931433 This volume brings together the research and theory on friendship that has developed over the last two decades. Each chapter reviews, summarizes, integrates and elaborates on a specific aspect of the literature. The focus is on older adult friendship but the theoretical and methodological issues will be of interest to those who study social relationships at all stages of the life course. Together, the contributors communicate the importance of studying the interplay between structure and process in older adult friendship. Specific topics include societal and personal conditions affecting friendship opportunities and behaviour, types of friendships, the influence of early development on adult friendship, changes in friend relations over time, social support and social exchange and problems in older adult friendships.