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A study that synthesizes an array of cross-cultural, experimental, and ethnographic data to understand the broad meaning of friendship, how it develops, how it interfaces with kinship and romantic relationships, and how it differs from place to place.

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations List of Boxes Acknowledgments Introduction: The Adaptive Significance of Friendship 1. An Outline of Friendship 2. Friendships across Cultures 3. Friendship and Kinship 4. Sex, Romance, and Friendship 5. Friendship: Childhood to Adulthood 6. The Development of Friendships 7. Friendship, Culture, and Ecology 8. Playing with Friends Conclusion Appendix A: Ethnographic Data and Coding Appendix B: Mathematical Models for Chapter 8 Appendix C: D-Statistics for Studies Cited Notes References Index

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 24/09/2010
      ISBN13: 9780520265479, 978-0520265479
      ISBN10: 0520265475
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A study that synthesizes an array of cross-cultural, experimental, and ethnographic data to understand the broad meaning of friendship, how it develops, how it interfaces with kinship and romantic relationships, and how it differs from place to place.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations List of Boxes Acknowledgments Introduction: The Adaptive Significance of Friendship 1. An Outline of Friendship 2. Friendships across Cultures 3. Friendship and Kinship 4. Sex, Romance, and Friendship 5. Friendship: Childhood to Adulthood 6. The Development of Friendships 7. Friendship, Culture, and Ecology 8. Playing with Friends Conclusion Appendix A: Ethnographic Data and Coding Appendix B: Mathematical Models for Chapter 8 Appendix C: D-Statistics for Studies Cited Notes References Index

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