1. Friendship During Adolescence and Cultural Variations
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Hildegunn Fandrem
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Individualistic culture ,Social network ,business.industry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Collectivism ,Identity (social science) ,Peer group ,Developmental psychology ,Friendship ,Cultural analysis ,Psychology ,business ,Social psychology ,Identity formation ,media_common - Abstract
First, in this article previous research on the issue of friendship during adolescence is reviewed regarding cultural variations in the understanding of differentiating between individualistic and collectivistic cultures. The main theme is then to raise issues that may question the importance and appropriateness of differentiating cultural variations in these two categories. How the identity consists of different dimensions is focused. Furthermore, the impact of social and cultural changes on peer interaction and friendships is paid attention to. This article concludes with a discussion of future directions for friendship in research on adolescence and cultural variations.
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- 2015
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