Summary
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As Ellen Bercheid points out in her foreword to this volume, relationship science is a complex and ever expanding field. Much credit goes to editors Clyde Hendrick and Susan S. Hendrick for their scholarly dedication to the advancement of this multidisciplinary arena. This sourcebook demonstrates, yet again, their expertise and leadership as they succeed in combining many great contributions to the field by some of the most respected specialists around. Read this book for a panoramic view of close relationship research with highlights from current literature, original research, practical applications, and projections for future research.
Children's Friendships
Children's Friendships
Adults often underestimate the importance of friendships in children's lives. For example, children's friendships, especially young children's friendships, might be thought of as unstable and transient and, therefore, not to be taken very seriously. Although it is true that friendships become more stable as children grow older (Berndt & Hoyle, 1985) and also show increased cooperativeness, loyalty, and intimacy with age (for a review, see Newcomb & Bagwell, 1995), it also is true that even young children's friendships have significance and can be quite enduring. Indeed, as researchers ...
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