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A Case For Friendship: A Mixed Methods Investigation Of Close Friendships In Adulthood, Grace Kelly
A Case For Friendship: A Mixed Methods Investigation Of Close Friendships In Adulthood, Grace Kelly
Department of Sociology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Social connections profoundly impact mental and physical health, identity development, and overall well-being. The landscape of personal relationships has changed dramatically over the past decades. Formalized connections and older social structures are evolving (Smock and Schwartz 2020). Loneliness and social isolation are at epidemic proportions and rising, posing widespread societal consequences (Buecker et al. 2021; Cacioppo and Cacioppo 2018). Sociologists have studied relationships like kinship and romantic partnership extensively but have devoted substantially less attention to friendship as a means of providing connection (Eve 2002). My dissertation investigates the importance of platonic friendship bonds in adulthood and explores how these …
Birds Of A Feather? Friendship Utilization By Sexual Minority Students During The Transition To College, Jessica Morrow
Birds Of A Feather? Friendship Utilization By Sexual Minority Students During The Transition To College, Jessica Morrow
Department of Sociology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Friendship is important for individuals at any point in their lives, but takes on a new role during emerging adulthood as individuals make the transition into adult roles and responsibilities (Arnett 2000, 2006). Potentially even more significant is the importance of friendship to sexual minority young adults who are also forming their identities at this stage (Brandon-Friedman and Kim 2016). Since the transition to college takes place during emerging adulthood, it is important to examine how sexual minority young adults utilize their friendships with other sexual minorities as well as heterosexual peers to navigate this transition. Drawing on in-depth interviews …