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Academic Friendship Resources


Below is a non-exhaustive list of useful friendship-related publications from the disciplines of Sociology, Psychology and Philosophy. If you have any titles to contribute (or synopses of current listings), please email research@friendship.com.au. We will be expanding this section in the near future to better cater to your research needs!


Allan, G. 1989, Friendship: Developing A Sociological Perspective, Simon & Schuster, London

Allan, G. 1998, 'Friendship, Sociology and Social Structure', Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Sage Publications, London, Vol15(5) pp. 685-702

Baldwin, S. 2001, Best of Friends, Penguin, Melbourne

Duck, S. 1983, Friends, For Life, The Harvester Press, London

Hallinan, M. Sept 1999, 'Placing Friendship in Context', The American Journal of Sociology, vol105, i2, p.583

Little, G. 2000, Friendship: Being Ourselves With Others, Scribe Publications, Melbourne

O'Connor, P 1992, Friendships Between Women, Simon & Schuster, London

Price, A.W. 1989, Love and Friendship in Plato and Aristotle, Oxford Press, London

McGrath, H. 1997, Friends, Love and Sex, HarperCollins, Australia

Raymond, J. 1991, A Passion For Friends, Beacon Press, USA

Rubin, L. 1985, Just Friends: The Role of Friendship, Harper & Row, USA

Yager, J. 1997, Friendshifts: The Power of Friendship, Hannacroix Creek Books, USA


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