Website review: Friendship - Wikipedia, the free en...
UnbreakableMJ discovered this in Sociology
•5 reviews since May 9, 2006
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•en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship
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Etcetera rated 2 months ago
- From the page:
"Russia
The relationship is constructed differently in different cultures. In Russia, for example, one typically accords very few people the status of "friend". These friendships however make up in intensity what they lack in number. Friends are entitled to call each other by their first names alone, and to use diminutives. A norm of polite behaviour is addressing "acquaintances" by full first name plus patronymic. These could include relationships which elsewhere would be qualified as real friendships, such as workplace relationships of long standing, neighbors with whom one shares an occasional meal and visit, and so on. Physical contact between friends is expected, and friends, whether or not of the same sex, will embrace, sometimes kiss and walk in public with their arms around each other, or arm-in-arm, or hand-in-hand."
BS.
- Shelly41 rated 4 months ago
- Friendship to me is precious, hold on those friends for life, as they will always be there for you!
- challengeme rated 16 months ago
- Friendship Has Its Perks (I used to not think so)
".......a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection. Friends will welcome each other's company and exhibit loyalty towards each other, often to the point of altruism . Their tastes will usually be similar and may converge, and they will share enjoyable activities. They will also engage in mutually helping behavior, such as exchange of advice and the sharing of hardship. A friend is someone who may often demonstrate reciprocating and reflective behaviors."
In my opinion, this is not a bad description. Of course there could be more added and maybe some don't even need this much to call someone a friend. I think I am pretty picky with who I call a friend. If I call you one, either I am just being friendly, or you really are one of the lucky ones. :) Just kiddin, I'd be the lucky one. - Friendship Has Its Perks (I used to not think so)
- alusiva rated 17 months ago
- "Friendship is considered one of the central human experiences, and has been sanctified by all major religions. The Greco-Roman had, as a paramount example, the friendship of Orestes and Pylades. The Abrahamic faiths have the story of David and Jonathan. The Christian Gospels state that Jesus Christ declared, "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends."(John 15:13) In philosophy, Aristotle is perhaps best known for his discussion (in the Nicomachean Ethics) of philia, which is usually (somewhat misleadingly) translated as "friendship", and certainly included friendship, though is a much broader concept." Vaishnavi, thanks for the wonderful carnival, i love you!
- indigenousman rated 21 months ago
- is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behaviour between two or more social entities. This article focuses on the notion specific to interpersonal relationships. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection. Friends will welcome each other's company and exhibit loyalty towards each other, often to the point of altruism. Their tastes will usually be similar and may converge, and they will share enjoyable activities. They will also engage in mutually helping behavior, such as exchange of advice and the sharing of hardship. A friend is someone who may often demonstrate reciprocating and reflective behaviors. Yet for many, friendship is nothing more than the trust that someone or something will not harm them. Value that is found in friendships is often the result of a friend demonstrating on a consistent basis: * the tendency to desire what is best for each other. * sympathy and empathy. * honesty, perhaps in situations where it may be difficult for others to speak the truth. * mutual understanding. In a comparison of personal relationships, friendship is considered to be closer than acquaintanceship, although there is a range of degrees of intimacy in both friendships and acquaintances. Friendship and acquaintanceship can be thought of spanning across the same continuum. indigenousman
