Friendship Flashcards
What are the 4 types contributions of frienship to social life that Allan (1996) identifies?
- Sociability
- Practical suppor
- Emotional support
- Confirmation of identity
What are the 4 types of friendship that Pahl identifies?
- Firefighter
- Champagne
- Heartsinking
- Fossil Friend
What is the significance of the internet and friendship?
Easier to find similar people and helpful for people who have difficulty forging relationship
What are the three main patterns of frienship?
Patterns of friendship:
• Still stronger gender patterning of friendships
• Friendship on the rise
• Changing expectations of friendship
What could prompt the risk of friendship?
Beck Risk Society
Individualisation - more need for support and companionship
Why are expectations of friendships changing?
- Links to Giddens’ idea of a pure relationship. If we are not fully satisfied by a friendship then we will end it.
What does Bolton say about Friendship and Family?
Most people valued friendships over family relations.
What did Roseneil find about Friendship and Family?
People placed a high value on the ways friends cared and supported
What is significant about friendship in society?
enables the creation of alternative social networks founded on egalitarianism and autonomy
What is an example of friendship being important in society?
HIV/AIDS crisis
community-based activity became resources for ‘collective self activity’
What criticism does O’Connor give for comparing friendship and family?
suggests that ‘friendship’ is just a residual category and that the family still plays a large part in peoples personal lives
What is a criticism of friendship being as important as family?
- Friendship can sometimes not be enough of a significant relationship to class someone as being a part of their family
