| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 183 pages) |
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Haworth innovations in feminist studies |
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Haworth innovations in feminist studies.
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| Contents |
Women and Fiction -- My Research Methods -- How the Findings Are Presented -- What This Book Is Not -- Linda -- The Story -- Further Reflections: Keeping Some Distance -- Nancy -- The Story -- Further Reflections: A Question of Loyalty -- Liz -- The Story -- Further Reflections: Knowing What to Say and When to Say It -- "Although Sometimes My Friends Are Competitive, I Don't Think I Ever Am": Navigating Choppy Waters -- Nancy -- Linda -- Liz -- Reflections -- Alice -- The Story -- Further Reflections: Communication Breakdowns -- Amy -- The Story -- Further Reflections: What Makes a Best Friend? -- "I Can Count on My Best Friend ... Not That I Would": The Conundrum of Independence versus Dependence -- Alice -- Linda -- Nancy -- Reflections -- Deb -- The Story -- Further Reflections: A Different Kind of Friendship -- Denise -- The Story -- Further Reflections: Are All Best Friends Considered Equal? -- "They're Both People Who Truly Know Me": A Need Fulfilled -- "They've Seen Me Through a Lot of Changes" -- "They're Very Attuned to My Feelings" -- "They Don't Just Know Me, They Understand Me" -- "She Knows What Would Happen If I Did That" -- Deb -- Reflections -- Transcript versus Poem -- Nancy Poem 1 -- Nancy Poem 2 -- Liz Poem |
| Summary |
"This informative book presents stories of real friendships - told by the people who live them. These women talk candidly about what makes a best friend, about navigating the choppy waters of friendship, and much more. Using in-depth interviews, Women's Best Friendships focuses on the many facets of these complex relationships." "With heartfelt first-person accounts and insightful commentary from the author, this book examines three intertwining themes: feelings of competition, issues of dependence and independence, and knowing/understanding. It sheds light on areas of tension among women, especially difficulties in communication, frustration about not being entirely let into a friend's life and thought processes, and the feeling that one friend may value the friendship more than the other."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-179) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Female friendship.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Friendship.
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Female friendship
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Vrouwen.
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Vriendschap.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136399442 |
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1136399445 |
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9780203048849 |
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0203048849 |
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9781136399510 |
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1136399518 |
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9781136399589 |
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1136399585 |
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1283884658 |
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9781283884655 |
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