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Exploring new social ties and forms of intimate bonding, this text draws on debates in social, feminist and queer theory in order to evaluate whether or not friendships are now authenticated as non-hierarchical and flexible.
Written for a student and researcher audience in sociology, cultural studies and communication, New Social Ties draws on the metaphor of friendship as a strategy to explore contemporary changes in informal social ties in western societies. Deborah Chambers traces the shift from …
"This book explores new social ties and forms of intimate bonding. Social and personal relationships are being profoundly transformed by changing lifestyles triggered by perceived crises in family, community, work and leisure, and by developments in global media technologies. Ar…