Foreword | |
Overview | |
Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Studying Friendships of Older Adults | |
Structural and Developmental Perspectives | |
Aging and the Structure of Friendship | |
Forms of Friendships Among Older People in an Industrial Society | |
Early-Life Development and Adult Friendship | |
Developmental Processes of Friendship | |
Social Process and Friendship | |
Friends as a Source of Social Support in Old Age | |
Exchange and Equity in Friendships | |
Strains in Older Adults' Friendships | |
Social Status and Friendship | |
Gender Differences in Adults' Same- and Cross-Gender Friendships | |
Social Ties and Friendship Patterns of Old Homeless Men | |
Epilogue | |
An Agenda for Future Research on Friendships of Older Adults | |
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