Friendships through the life course : oral biographies in old age
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Friendships through the life course : oral biographies in old age
(Sage library of social research, v. 161)
Sage Publications, c1986
- pbk.
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Bibliography: p. 165-169
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is based on the oral testimony of 63 elderly people who, in the course of relating their life stories, told of their friendships from childhood to old age. Friendships Through the Life Course provides conceptual insight into the meaning and process of friendship in the context of people's lives. It also demonstrates the importance of looking at individuals, particularly elderly people, within a biographical framework.
Table of Contents
Friendships in Biographical Context
Friendship Styles
Maintenance and Termination Friendships
The Significance of Age and Gender to Friendship Through the Life Course
Friendships in Old Age
Biography and Friendship
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