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We're Just Good Friends : Women and Men in Nonromantic Relationships by Kathy Werking (1997, Hardcover)

Kathy Werking | ISBN-10: 1572301872 | ISBN-13: 9781572301870
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    Synopsis
    This book offers important insight into such issues as gender-role expectancies, relationship norms and goals, and cultural assumptions about friendship and sexuality.

    This book provides a long-overdue look at the challenges and rewards of nonromantic friendships between women and men. Drawing from a range of literature and her own extensive research, the author presents her examination of these relationships in a clear organizational framework. Topics covered include the everyday dynamics of cross-sex friendships and their societal effects and influences. The author also explores ways that these relationships are developed and maintained, and ways they may come to an end. Illustrated with numerous interviews and segments of conversations between male and female friends, the book offers important insight into such issues as gender-role expectancies, relationship norms and goals, and cultural assumptions about friendship and sexuality.

    Product Identifiers
    ISBN-101572301872
    ISBN-139781572301870

    Key Details
    AuthorKathy Werking
    Number Of Pages193 pages
    SeriesThe Guilford Series on Personal Relationships Ser.
    FormatHardcover
    Publication Date1997-05-02
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGuilford Publications, Incorporated

    Additional Details
    Copyright Date1997

    Dimensions
    Weight15.9 Oz
    Height0.9 In.
    Width6 In.
    Length9 In.

    Target Audience
    GroupScholarly & Professional

    Classification Method
    LCCN97-002904
    LC Classification NumberBF575.F66W47 1997
    Dewey Decimal306.73
    Dewey Edition21

    Table Of Content
    Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Comparisons with Paradigmatic Social Relationships 2. Friendship Features and the Influence of Gender 3. Opportunities for Development and Continuance 4. Managing Romance and Sexuality 5. Managing Third-Party Relationships Conclusion Appendix A.: Methods of Research Appendix B.: Interview Protocols and Survey Questionnaires, Introduction. Comparisons with Paradigmatic Social Relationships. Friendship Features and the Influence of Gender. Opportunities for Development and Continuance. Managing Romance and Sexuality. Managing Third-Party Relationships. Conclusion. Appendix A: Methods of Research. Appendix B: Interview Protocols and Survey Questionnaires.

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    "If you have ever wondered how to be 'just friends' with a member of the opposite sex, or have become jealous of your lover's cross-sex friendship, this book is for you. Werking has produced a much needed scholarly, but accessible, treatise of a topic which fascinates us all but which has been neglected by investigators of relationships. Weking masterfully entwines the research literature on male-female relationships with vivid examples of the conduct of actual friendships. The nature of cross-sex friendship is revealed through rich descriptions and conversations from the many true-life friends she interviewed and surveyed. Werking is careful to explicate society's assumptions about this unique form of friendship, as well as her own assumptions and those of the friends themselves. In so doing, she provides the proper context for reviewing what is known about cross-sex friendship and generating a framework for future discussions. This is an excellent manual on cross-sex friendships, both for those who wish to research them and those who wish to have them. We're Just Good Friendsis not to be missed by cross-sex friends, whether they be scholars or laypersons who want to better understand and derive meaning from their relationships." --Perri B. Druen, Ph.D., York College; Close Relationship Researcher "What a great read! Werking's book will appeal to multiple audiences. The detailed, multi-disciplinary literature reviews will benefit academics conducting friendship or other relational research. However, the book's approachable style will illuminate the experiences of most anyone ever in a cross-sex friendship. Admirably, Werking manages to quite successfully pull off that delicate balance between reporting research and capturing life experiences. Numerous quotations from interviewees make the chapters come to life and provide glimpses into the wealth of data she's analyzed. Furthermore, Werking situates the research in context and with an awareness of social norms. The reader will see the workings of friendship across the backdrop of social and relational context -- a very integrative approach. As an additional plus, Werking provides detailed methodological information, poses significant questions for further inquiry, and includes her own instruments in the appendices -- a great benefit to her colleagues. In short, a compelling text -- a must read!" --Joy L. Hart, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of Louisville

    "The book...is well organized and covers many of the complex issues involved when two people who are not romantically involved have an important relationship....much of the book could inform personal, professional, and therapeutic relationships. For therapists who work more extensively with non-romantic relationships, the book illuminates these relationships with background material." --Journal of Feminist Family Therapy "...more than a worthwhile read. The author is clear and fair in her presentation of her conversations with the same sex and opposite sex friends." --News for Women in Psychiatry

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