Week 10- Friendship, loneliness and social support

Question 1

How many times the mortality sfor men?

Answer 1

250

Question 2

What was the study on friends?

Answer 2

over 70s with 5 or more close friends were 22% less likely to die in next decade than those without close friends (regardless of family ties

Question 3

What are the central friendship themes?

Answer 3

Responsiveness, capitalization, social support

Question 4

What does the social penetration theory state?

Answer 4

Frienship develops along two dimensions- breadth and depth

Question 5

What is the power of the tribe?

Answer 5

Advantages- expanded social networ, takes pressure off finding a partner, boosts self esteem and sense of belonging

Question 6

According to machiavelli, how do you handle enemies?

Answer 6

Friends grow together or click, enemies are people who typically cant understand how ithappened

Question 7

What happens with enemies in Ghana

Answer 7

enemyship as “a personal relationship of hatred, malice, and sabotage”
79% of Ghanaian students claimed to have enemies, only 17% US students
92% of US students had ‘many friends’, only 56% of Ghanaian students
Ghana - People wear charms to protect themselves from the malice of others