Friendship as a Social Institution

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Contents
PREFACE
1 The Social Organization
	Organizational Components of Relationships
	Organizational Dynamics of Relationships
	Organizational Change in Relationships
	Conclusions
2 Boundary Rules in Relationships and Encounters, Michal M. McCall
	Boundary Rules and the Focus
	Threats to the Boundary Rules—Alienation and Change
	Conclusions
3 Rules of Conduct and the Study of
 Deviant Behavior: Some Notes
on the Social Relationship
	The Nature of Social Relationships
	Relational Morality and Propriety
	Perceptions of Relational Impropriety
	Relational Morality and the Broader Social Order
4 Friendship as a Social Institution, Gerald D. Suttles
	The Cultural and Situational Elements of Friendship
	Self Exposure and Institutional Restrictions on Friendship
	The Private Culture of Friendship
	Conclusion
5 Friendships and Friendly Relations, Suzanne B. Kurth
	Desirability of Friendly Relations
	Friendly Relations in Contrast with Friendships
	Factors Affecting Bases of Association
	Organizational Constraints on Association
	Processes of Friendship Formation and Development
	Friendship Development and Maintenance
	Character of Negotiation Within a Stable Relationship
	Summary and Conclusions
6 A Collaborative Overview
	The Nature of Social Relationships
	Organizational Dynamics
	Organizational Change
	Interorganizational Relations
	Functions and Dysfunctions for Individual and Society
	Problems of Research
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANALYTICAL INDEX