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Friendship and Social Interaction (Springer Series in Social Psychology) by Barbara A. Winstead, Valerian J. Derlega (auth.), Valerian J. Derlega, Barbara A. Winstead (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A neglected topic in the field of personal relationships has been the study of friendships. Social psychologists have studied how and why individuals are attracted to one another and the processes of interaction during initial encounters, but they have not paid much attention to ongoing friend ships. A major goal of the present volume is to develop theories and integrate research on the development and maintenance of friendships. Another major goal is to build bridges between social psychologists and other social scientists by presenting an interdisciplinary approach. Although a majority of the contributors are social psychologists, other authors include sociol ogists as well as developmental, personality, and clinical psychologists. The chapters also present research on friendship based on a wide range of research methodologies, including laboratory research as well as longi tudinal, naturalistic, and clinical studies. Hence, the book incorporates a variety of conceptual and methodological approaches that should con tribute to a cross-fertilization of ideas among disciplines. The first chapter, by Barbara A. Winstead and Valerian J. Derlega, provides an overview of theory and rese

Who reads Friendship and Social Interaction (Springer Series in Social Psychology)?

Author

Barbara A. Winstead, Valerian J. Derlega (auth.), Valerian J. Derlega, Barbara A. Winstead (eds.)

Publisher

Springer-Verlag New York

Published

1986

Language

EN

ISBN

9781461293446

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Psychology, Sociology, Medical