Friendship and Social Interaction

1. Friendship and Social Interaction: An Introduction.- Theoretical Issues in the Study of Friendship.- Methodological Issues in the Study of Friendship.- Applications of Friendship Theory and Research.- Conclusion.- 2. Theories of Friendship: The Analysis of Interpersonal Attraction.- Reinforcement Theories.- Exchange and Equity.- Cognitive Consistency Theories.- Developmental Theories.- A Comparison of Theories of Attraction.- An Evaluation of Theories of Attraction.- Conclusion.- 3. The Changing Functions of Friends in Childhood: A Neo-Sullivanian Perspective.- Sullivan's Theory of Social-Personality Development.- Empirical Evidence.- Summary and Conclusions.- 4. Personality and Friendship: The Friendship Worlds of Self-Monitoring.- A Scientific Approach to the Study of Friendship.- Conceptions of Friendship.- Behavioral Manifestations of Friendship.- The Population of Friendship Worlds.- Understanding the Nature of Friendship.- The Paradox of Friendship.- 5. Sex Differences in Same-Sex Friendships.- Sex Differences in Adult Same-Sex Friendships.- A Developmental Perspective on Sex Differences in Same-Sex Friendships.- Intrasex Differences in Same-Sex Friendships.- Understanding Sex Differences in Interpersonal Behavior.- Sex as a Contextual Variable.- Concluding Remarks.- 6. Differences in Social Exchange Between Intimate and Other Relationships: Gradually Evolving or Quickly Apparent?.- Some Differences in Exchange Between Close and Casual Relationships.- When Are Differences in Exchange Detectable?.- Concluding Comments.- 7. Strategies in Developing Friendships.- Purposive Communication.- Information Gathering and Exchange.- Accounts of the Role and Function of Personal Information Exchange.- The Level of Awareness and Strategic Planning in Interactions.- 8. Personal Choice and Social Constraint in Close Relationships: Applications of Network Analysis.- Conceptualizing Social Networks.- Structural Attributes.- Toward a Theory of Structural Interdependence.- Concluding Commentary.- 9. School Organization and Interracial Friendships.- Theoretical and Empirical Research on Interracial.- Friendliness.- Organizational Characteristics of Schools and Interracial Friendships.- Conclusions.- 10. Friendships in the Work Place.- Culture and Friendship.- Types of Work Relations.- The Workplace as Setting.- The Content of Work.- Organizational Friendships and Organizational Culture.- Men and Women Together.- Friendship Amidst the Hierarchy.- Conclusions.- 11. Social Support and Stress: The Buffering Effects of Friendship.- Stress.- Friendship Formation.- Social Support and Friendship.- Strategies for Future Research.- 12. People Without Friends: Loneliness and Its Alternatives.- Definitional Issues.- Loneliness.- Function of Friends.- Alternatives to Friends.- Therapeutic Interventions.- Summary.- 13. A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Friendship Disorders.- Cognitive-Developmental View of Friendships.- Classification of Friendship Disorders.- Cognitive Therapy for Friendship Disorders.- Summary.- Author Index.