The Public Life of Friendship: Work, Neighbourhood and Civil Society 2019 Edition Contributor(s): Wilkinson, Jennifer (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030031608 ISBN-13: 9783030031602 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $80.74 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Children's Studies - Business & Economics | Labor |
Dewey: 305 |
Series: Palgrave MacMillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.06 lbs) 266 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book is about friendships in public settings today. Wilkinson examines friendships in the public settings of neighbourhoods, civil society and at work. Identifying the unique relevance which public friendships have to contemporary social problems, the chapters cover a range of topics, including work-life balance, women's 'double burden' and their leisure deficit, and contemporary neighbouring initiatives. Wilkinson shows how 'friendship time' at work provides solutions to new social problems including privacy: with the modern workplace being hyper-public and emphasizing visibility, monitoring and 24/7 availability, friendship's combination of voluntarism and trust enable a private refuge even in an open-plan office. The book also explores the way in which friendships in public settings like work and neighbourhood provide community to those in society who are more likely to be excluded from private familial intimacy. The Public Life of Friendship will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of social science disciplines with an interest in friendship and the sociology of personal life. |