Friends - Ethnology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Understanding older men and their male friendships: a comparison of african american and white men.

30 Jul 2009 Friendships can lead to longer and healthier lives. Yet little is known about how older men, particularly African American men, define and carry out their friendships with other men. This article presents the findings from qualitative interviews ... Read more...

The friendship networks of multiracial adolescents.

30 May 2009 We investigate the friendship networks of multiracial adolescents through a comparison of the size and composition of the friendship networks of multiracial adolescents with single-race adolescents. We consider three hypotheses suggested by the ... Read more...

Friendship homophily among ethnic German immigrants: a longitudinal comparison between recent and more experienced immigrant adolescents.

30 May 2009 Immigrant adolescents have been found to show high levels of friendship homophily (the tendency to prefer intra-ethnic over interethnic friends). Based on acculturation theories, we predicted longitudinal changes and interindividual differences in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Friends - Ethnology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Understanding older men and their male friendships: a comparison of african american and white men. 30 Jul 2009
• The friendship networks of multiracial adolescents. 30 May 2009
• Friendship homophily among ethnic German immigrants: a longitudinal comparison between recent and more experienced immigrant adolescents. 30 May 2009
• Direct and extended friendship effects on minority and majority children's interethnic attitudes: a longitudinal study. 27 Feb 2009
• Pretravel health preparation among US residents traveling to India to VFRs: importance of ethnicity in defining VFRs. 27 Feb 2009
• Practicing what they preach: health behaviors of those who provide health advice to extensive social networks. 27 Feb 2009
• Cancer patients' desire for information: a study in a teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia. 30 Dec 2008
• Persons' experience of HIV/AIDS in Japan: application of Margaret Newman's theory. 29 Nov 2008
• Importance of friendship potential in reducing the negative effects of dissimilarity. 29 Sep 2008
• Social support and medication adherence in HIV disease in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 22 Jul 2008
• Home-based viewing (el velorio) after death: a cost-effective alternative for some families. 15 Jun 2008
• Early weeks after premature birth as experienced by Latina adolescent mothers. 29 Apr 2008
• A focus group study of African-American obese children in Mississippi. 30 Dec 2007
• The rites of "Artgenossen": contesting homosexual political culture in Weimar Germany. 30 Dec 2007
• Self-efficacy and social support as mediators between culturally specific dance and lifestyle physical activity. 30 Dec 2007
• Transcultural stress factors of Japanese mothers living in the United Kingdom. 30 Dec 2007
• Knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS and risky sexual behaviors among Caribbean African American female adolescents. 29 Jun 2007
• A look back at diversity through friendship and mentorship. 29 Jun 2007
• Birth spacing perceptions of rural Filipinos. 29 Jun 2007
• Immigrant youth at risk for disorders of mood: recognizing complex dynamics. 30 May 2007

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Technical information about 'Friends'

Definition: Persons whom one knows, likes, and trusts.

Descriptor UI: D033062

Alternative terms: Friends; Friend; Companions; Companion; Friendship; Friendships; Acquaintances;

Related Mesh Headings: Interpersonal Relations;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.252;

History Note: 2003; use INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS 1980-2002

Technical Notes: for Society of Friends, or Quakers, use PROTESTANTISM