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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Main Author: Verónica Policarpo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:Social Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/4/1/171

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