Friendships through the life course : oral biographies in old age /
Do patterns of friendship change as people get older? How are the friendships of older people affected by their life histories? This book is based on the oral testimony of 63 elderly people who, in the course of relating their life stories, told of their friendships from childhood to old age.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Beverly Hills :
Sage Publications,
©1986.
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| Series: | Sage library of social research ;
v. 161. |
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| Summary: | Do patterns of friendship change as people get older? How are the friendships of older people affected by their life histories? This book is based on the oral testimony of 63 elderly people who, in the course of relating their life stories, told of their friendships from childhood to old age. Friendships Through the Life Course provides conceptual insight into a neglected field -- the meaning and process of friendship in the context of people's lives. It also demonstrates the importance of looking at individuals, particularly elderly people, within a biographical framework. |
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| Physical Description: | 175 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-169) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0803926413 9780803926417 0803926421 9780803926424 |