BEST FRIENDS AND MARRIAGE |
Acknowledgments |
![]() | Introduction |
![]() | Chapter One The Modernization of Friendship and Marriage |
![]() | Chapter Two Distinctive Values of Friendship |
• | First Glimpses of Husbands and Best Friends |
• | Distinctive Values of Close Friendships |
• | Women's Culture Defended: Women Friends as Mothers |
• | Understanding and Women's Sphere |
• | If Not Unique, Preferred |
• | Unique Values of Marriage |
• | Comparing Close Friendship and Marriage |
• | Do Values of Friendship Interfere with Marriage? |
• | Community, Power, and Love |
![]() | Chapter Three Close Friendship as an Institution |
![]() | Chapter Four Friendship and Individuality |
![]() | Chapter Five Women Friends and Marriage Work |
![]() | Chapter Six Conclusion: Friendship and Community |
![]() | NOTES |
Appendix A: Methods of Research |
Appendix B: Interview |
Bibliography |
![]() | Index |