| 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 |