Women and Men As Friends

This book examines the friendships of women and men of all ages and studies how these friendships influence the self-concepts of the friends. The volume is appropriate for scholars and students in personal relationships, interpersonal comm, gender studie

Contents: S. Duck, Series Editor's Foreword. Preface. Cross-Sex Friendships and the Social Construction of Self Across the Life Span. Cross-Sex Friendships in Early Childhood (18 Months to 6 Years of Age). Cross-Sex Friendships in Middle and Late Childhood (7 to 11 Years of Age). Cross-Sex Friendships in Adolescence (12 to 17 Years of Age). Cross-Sex Friendships in Adulthood (18 to 64 Years of Age). Cross-Sex Friendships in Old Age (65 Years of Age and Up). Cross-Sex Friendships and Self-Concepts From the "Cradle to the Grave."