Faculty Books and Book Chapters
Friendship – Adulthood
Book Title
Essays in Developmental Psychology
Document Type
Essay
Publication Date
2020
Editors
Randall Summers, Charles Golden, Lisa Lashley, & Erica Ailes
Keywords
adulthood, child-bearing, divorce, friendship, marriage, reciprocated feelings of support, sexual orientations
Description
Excerpt
Friendship in adulthood is difficult to precisely define. Adulthood brings many life experiences that require different levels of support and needs from friends. Experiences such as marriage, child-bearing, and divorce can attract different types of friendships. Adults who do not marry or are of differing sexual orientations face different experiences making friendships unique. Adulthood can also look very different for both males and females deepening the differences in types of friendships.
Disciplines
Psychology
NSUWorks Citation
Trinidad, B.,
Lashley, L. K.,
Golden, C. J.
(2020). Friendship – Adulthood. Essays in Developmental Psychology.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facbooks/671
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Additional Information
This is one in a collection of essays as part of a project that began as an encyclopedia of developmental psychology coordinated by Dr. Randall Summers. However, for unforeseen reasons, the publisher was no longer in a position to publish the encyclopedia. This project was undertaken so that thousands of hours of work by psychologists would not go wasted. Enjoy these essays and feel free to cite them using the proper format.
Submit suggestions for corrections and topics to goldench@nova.edu.