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Foreword - Beth B Hess PART ONE: OVERVIEW Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Studying Friendships of Older Adults - Rebecca G Adams PART TWO: STRUCTURAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES Aging and the Structure of Friendship - Graham Allan and Rebecca G Adams Forms of Friendships Among Older People in an Industrial Society - Eugene Litwak Early-Life Development and Adult Friendship - Stephanie A Tesch Developmental Processes of Friendship - Rosemary Blieszner PART THREE: SOCIAL PROCESS AND FRIENDSHIP Friends as a Source of Social Support in Old Age - Susan E Crohan and Toni C Antonucci Exchange and Equity in Friendships - Karen A Roberto Strains in Older Adults' Friendships - Karen S Rook PART FOUR: SOCIAL STATUS AND FRIENDSHIP Gender Differences in Adults' Same- and Cross-Gender Friendships - Paul H Wright Social Ties and Friendship Patterns of Old Homeless Men - Carl I Cohen PART FIVE: EPILOGUE An Agenda for Future Research on Friendships of Older Adults - Rosemary Blieszner
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