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Friendship and Formations of Sociality in Late Modernity: The Challenge of ‘Post Traditional Intimacy’

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  • Shelley Budgeon

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Starting from the vantage point of a ‘relational ontology’ this paper explores the complex relationship networks of people who are single or are not living with a sexual partner. The ways in which people make sense of the boundaries of their connections is analysed. It is argued that the meaning of individual social bonds emerge relationally and that by asking why and how friendship matters to people, we begin to see what other kinds of interpersonal relationships also mean and why they matter. This lends insights into the ways relational networks operate within conditions of detraditionalisation and the emergence of non-linear life courses. In particular consideration is given to both the epistemic and ethical dimension through which friendship operate in daily life.

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  • Shelley Budgeon, 2006. "Friendship and Formations of Sociality in Late Modernity: The Challenge of ‘Post Traditional Intimacy’," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 11(3), pages 48-58, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:11:y:2006:i:3:p:48-58
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.1248
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    1. Verónica Policarpo, 2017. "Friendship, Gender and Sexual Experience: Retrospective Narratives about the Formation of a Sexual Self during Youth," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 22(2), pages 118-129, May.
    2. Lynn Jamieson & Fran Wasoff & Roona Simpson, 2009. "Solo-Living, Demographic and Family Change: The Need to know more about men," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 14(2), pages 20-35, March.
    3. Maree Martinussen, 2019. "Reason, Season, or Life? Heterorelationality and the Limits of Intimacy between Women Friends," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 24(3), pages 297-313, September.
    4. Linda L. Layne, 2015. "A Changing Landscape of Intimacy: The Case of a Single Mother by Choice," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 20(4), pages 156-171, November.
    5. Mary Holmes, 2011. "Emotional Reflexivity in Contemporary Friendships: Understanding it Using Elias and Facebook Etiquette," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 16(1), pages 137-148, February.

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