The Public Life of Friendship Work, Neighbourhood and Civil Society /

This book is about friendships in public settings today. Wilkinson examines friendships in the public settings of neighbourhoods, civil society and at work. Identifying the unique relevance which public friendships have to contemporary social problems, the chapters cover a range of topics, including...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilkinson, Jennifer (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2019.
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life,
Subjects:
Sociology.
Social groups.
Industrial sociology.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Sociology of Work.
Online Access:Full-text access
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: The Public Life of Friendship
  • 2. Eclipsing a Grand Dichotomy: Placing Friendship in Public
  • 3. Work Friends: 'Real Life' Relationships
  • 4. Beyond the Private Sphere: Focussing on Women's Friendships
  • 5. The Secret Lives of Friends
  • 6. Friendship and Reserve in Neighborhood Commerce
  • 7. The Vanishing: Looking for Friendships in Traditional Neighboring
  • 8. Simmel Moves to a Different Neighborhood.-9. Neighbors and Citizens
  • 10. Conclusion. .

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