Exam 10: Friendships in Our Lives

Frank says he wants to go out to dinner and suggests a pizza at Mario's. His best friend Stan replies, "Ah, that's where we always go. I'm bored with Mario's. Let's go somewhere different tonight." Frank says, "But I feel really comfortable at Mario's-it's so familiar." According to your book, Frank and Stan should do all the following except:

The milestones of this stage are that people begin to think of themselves as friends and to work out their own patterns for interaction.

During this stage, we tend to rely on standard social rules and roles. We tend to be polite and limit personal disclosures.

Identify the following: -Stabilized friendship

According to your book, all of the following is included in the nature of friendship except:

Mothers who sustain long-distance friendships report that, when they visit, they are seldom alone because their children need attention and care. Even though these mothers say they miss the intimacy of uninterrupted conversations, they value each other enough to sustain friendships under the terms that are possible.

Women are more likely than men to sustain ties with friends who live at a distance.

For individuals socialized in feminine speech communities, closeness in interpersonal relationships is primarily achieved through:

During this stage, each person checks out with other to see whether common ground and interests exist.

Compared to friendships sustained through face-to-face contact, friendships sustained via e-mail or the Internet are less personal and committed.

An example of this phase is: One person in an Internet newsgroup invites another member of the group to engage in individual exchange of ideas.

One indication that a friendship is in the nascent stage is that participants:

Women tend to provide more ____ emotional support for their friends than men.

Although during the ____ stage friends are working out rules for their relationship, often they are unaware of the rules until later.

Discuss the nature of friendship and give examples of each element.

Identify the following: -Role-limited interaction

According to the discussion in Chapter 10, members of the working class are less likely to sustain friendships over long distances. Explain why this is so. Your answer should integrate previously studied information about how class affects identity, lifestyle, and values.

Identify the following: -Relationship rules

Identify the following: -Nascent

Friends settle into patterns of getting together for specific things like watching games or shopping and never expand those boundaries.