Interpersonal Comm Friendship Notes

Friendship characteristics

All friendships are essentially voluntary
Friendships are personal relationships that are negotiated between two individuals
Friendships have a spirit of equality
Friendships have mutual involvement
Friendships have affective aspects

Dialectics of friendships

Private < - > Public
Ideal < - > Real
Independence < - > Dependence
Affection < - > Instrumentality
Judgement < - > Acceptance

How does a friendship develop

1. Role Delimited Interaction

2. Friendly Relations

3. Moves-Toward-Friendship

4. Nascent Friendship

5. Stabilized Friendship

6. Waning Friendship

7. Post Friendship

Challenges to different gender Friendships

yes

Different friendship styles p. 340

Independent, Acquisitive, Discerning

Different types of friendship experiences

Waning (Healthy, Unenjoyable)
Deviant (Unhealthy, Unenjoyable
Ideal (Healthy, Enjoyable)
Problematic(Unhealthy, Enjoyable)