EAN: 9783030031602

THE PUBLIC LIFE OF FRIENDSHIP - JENNIFER WILKIN...

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.

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