Just Friends: The Role of Friendship in Our Lives [Hardcover]

Lillian B. Rubin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1985

An exploration of the role of friendship in men's and women's lives.

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"A comprehensive and fascinating study...intelligent and provocative." -- -- San Francisco Chronicle --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Lillian B. Rubin is an internationally recognized author and social scientist She is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Queens College, C.U.N.Y., in New York and Senior Research Associate at the Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of California, Berkeley Currently, Dr. Rubin resides on both coasts, spending part of each year in New York City and part in the San Francisco Bay area. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 235 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins; 1st edition (September 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060154608
• ISBN-13: 978-0060154608
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,947,298 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Book on Friendships, June 1, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Just Friends: The Role of Friendship in Our Lives (Paperback)

If you've ever given any thought to how friendships evolve over the course of your life, of how romanitc relationships and marriage affect your friendships, or even the differences in the quality of friendships of males and females, you will definitely bee well-advised to pick up a copy of this wonderful book by Dr. Lillian B. Rubin.

The book is well written and strewn with pertinent quotes and interesting examples from real life, a realy delightful read. My only complaint is that the author makes a few two many generalizations on how gender affects male and female friendship realtionships.

If you're interested in friendships, you should pick up a copy of this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good., October 1, 2007

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C Murphy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just Friends: The Role of Friendship in Our Lives (Paperback)

This book is very useful for anyone conducting research on friendship in spite of how old it is.

5.0 out of 5 stars Book review 3, February 24, 2012

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Susan C. Speese "Sue S" (Midlothian VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Friends: The Role of Friendship in Our Lives (Paperback)

As described, fast shipping. This was a good read about the value of firendship. Recommended for anyone who forgets how valueable friends are.