ISBN:
9780803937741
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (257 p)
Series Statement:
SAGE Series on Men and Masculinity
Parallel Title:
Print version Men's Friendships
DDC:
302.3/4/081
Keywords:
Men ; Psychology
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Masculinity
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Male friendship ; Sociological aspects
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Men ; Family relationships
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Men ; Social networks
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Male homosexuality ; Psychological aspects
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
As definitions of masculinity change, how friendships are organized by men is also affected. However, interactions among and between men are not only shaped by gender. This volume offers an analysis of the differences within the genders and the social forces that shape the ways in which friendship is organized. Through different perspectives, the contributors show that a greater variation exists within rather than between the genders. They focus on the diversity in men's friendships and how men develop and maintain friendships with both men and women. Chapters focus on philosophical and his
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1 - ""Seamless Souls"": An Introduction to Men's Friendships; Part I - Perspectives on Men's Friendships; Chapter 2 - Rejection, Vulnerability, and Friendship; Chapter 3 - ""Our Eyes Behold Each Other"": Masculinity and Intimate Friendship in Antebellum New England; Part II - Friendship and Social Structural Variations; Chapter 4 - The Spatial Foundations of Men's Friendships and Men's Power; Chapter 5 - Men in Networks: Private Communities, Domestic Friendships
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 6 - Men's Families, Men's Friends: A Structural Analysis of Constraints on Men's Social TiesChapter 7 - Self-Disclosure in Men's Friendships: Variations Associated with Intimate Relations; Chapter 8 - Men's Friendships with Women: Intimacy, Sexual Boundaries, and the Informant Role; Part III - Cultural Diversity in Men's Friendships; Chapter 9 - Sex, Friendship, and Gender Roles among Gay Men; Chapter 10 - The Relationship Between Male-Male Friendship and Male-Female Marriage: American Indian and Asian Comparisons; Chapter 11 - ""Hey, Home-Yo, Bro"": Friendship Among Black Men
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 12 - Like Family: Power, Intimacy, and Sexuality in Male Athletes' FriendshipsIndex; About the Contributors
Note:
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