The Compass of Friendship: Narratives, Identities, and Dialogues (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Compass of Friendship Learn about the reach, private and public, of friendship and the effect it has on our identity and life satisfaction
Full description- Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
- Published: 04 November 2008
- Format: Paperback 248 pages
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- Categories: Communication Studies | Family & Relationships
- ISBN 13: 9781412952972 ISBN 10: 1412952972
- Sales rank: 1,439,155
Full description for The Compass of Friendship
Friendship presents us with moments of significant choice in shaping our selves, other persons, relationships, and communities. But: What is the reach of friendship? How far can its practices extend in addressing significant similarities and differences arising between persons? How do close friends versus broader social involvements and participation serve well-being, identity formation, and life satisfaction? What happens to friendships in coursing across public and private circumstances?How might personal and civic friendships serve individual and community well-being? Just how useful and realistic are the ideals and activities of friendship for serving the well-lived life of individuals, groups, and larger collectivities? In "Living Friendship", noted teacher, scholar, and writer Bill Rawlins explores these and other questions. Using a variety of examples and cases from literature, film, and everyday life, the book examines what conceptions of personal and civic friendship teach us about living responsibly with similarities and differences, and living in ways that facilitate both personal autonomy and social connection. Throughout the book, the capacities of communicating in a spirit of friendship for co-creating and making choices with others are emphasized.
