{"product_id":"women-and-men-as-friends-michael-monsour-9780805835670","title":"Women and Men As Friends: Relationships Across the Life Span in the 21st Century","description":"This monograph studies women and men as friends from a developmental perspective. \u003ci\u003eWomen and Men as Friends\u003c\/i\u003e examines cross-sex friendships from early childhood through old age, then summarizes the findings and offers recommendations on how friendship between males and females can be encouraged throughout the life span. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In each chapter three themes are documented and applied to the corresponding stage of life: \u003cbr\u003e *Cross-sex friendships enrich an individual's social network in generic and unique ways.\u003cbr\u003e *Social and structural barriers interfere with the formation of cross-sex friendships in every stage of life.\u003cbr\u003e *Cross-sex friendships affect and are affected by an individual's ongoing social construction of self throughout the life cycle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The primary audience for the volume is scholars and students in personal relationship study (interpersonal communication, social psychology, sociology) with a secondary audience of scholars in family studies, developmental psychology, and clinical psychologists. The book can also be used as a supplemental text in graduate and undergraduate courses for the relevant disciplines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Monsour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805835679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805835670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Psychology Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 118","brand":"Michael Monsour","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059773534463,"sku":"9780805835670","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2b1b9eb-a225-4d8e-899f-b9a4e45403e3.jpg?v=1685060250","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-and-men-as-friends-michael-monsour-9780805835670","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}