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The distinction between friends and acquaintances is often made in everyday conversation but the significance of this distinction is under-explored. This book argues that acquaintanceship is a topic worthy of investigation in its own right and assesses the overall significance of acquaintances in late modern society.

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Full title :EBOOK.

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Publication Date:©2009.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McGraw-Hill Education
Place of Publication:Berkshire
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2009.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (151 pages).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780335240081, 0335240089
oclc:on1371446077
LC Classification:HM1111 -- .M67 2009eb
Dewey Decimal:302

Front cover -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Series editors' preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Locating acquaintances -- Introduction -- Acquaintanceship: the theoretical tradition -- Outline -- A note on method -- Conclusion -- 2 Acquaintances in space: neighbours -- Introduction -- Neighbours and neighbouring -- Neighbourhoods -- Institutionalized 'neighbours' -- Conclusion -- 3 'Mates are not friends': acquaintanceship and places of work -- Introduction -- 'Mates are not friends' -- A case study: 'Banana Time' -- The story so far -- Gender, work and acquaintanceship -- Other social divisions -- Changes in work and the development of acquaintances -- Conclusion -- 4 Relations between professionals and clients -- Introduction -- Professional themes -- Professions, professionalization and acquaintanceship: the consultation -- Intimacy and distance in professional/client relationships -- The consultation: further elaborations -- Conclusion -- 5 Passing acquaintances: overlapping timetables -- Introduction -- Rhythms and regularities -- Some types of passing acquaintance -- Conclusion -- 6 Fleeting acquaintances in time and space -- Introduction -- Rul…