Abstract

PART I. UNDERSTANDING MEN'S FRIENDSHIPS 1. How Do We Understand Men's Friendships? 2. What Do Friendship and Friend Mean? 3. So How Do Friendships Actually Work? 4. What Do Men Learn From their Fathers About Friendships? PART II. UNDERSTANDING WOMEN'S FRIENDSHIPS 5. Do Women Influence Men's Friendships? 6. Do Women Feel the Same Way About Friends As Do Men? PART III. MEN'S FRIENDSHIPS ACROSS THE DECADES 7. Marty in His 20s: Needing Friends and Family 8. Zach in His 30s: Balancing Family, Friends, and Work 9. Al in His 40s: Continuing the Balancing Act 10. Mick in His 50s: Needing Friends More Than Ever 11. Michael in His 60s: Friendships Shaped by Early Experiences 12. Donald in His 70s: Going Strong 13. Tom in His 80s: Realizing All His Friends Are Gone 14. Fred in His 90s: Thinking Maybe It's in the Genes PART IV. MAKING AND MAINTAINING FRIENDSHIPS 15. Men's Fellowship at a Saturday Morning Church Group 16. Improving Your Friendships Appendix A Methodology Appendix B Questions for Men's Groups and Classroom Discussion References

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