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_aBF575.F66 _bY35 2015 |
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_a302.3408 YAL _2 |
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| 100 | 1 | _aYalom, Marilyn | |
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_aThe social sex : _ba history of female friendship _c/ Marilyn Yalom with Theresa Donovan Brown |
| 250 | _aFirst edition. | ||
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_aNew York _b: Harper Perennial _c, 2015 |
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_a382 pages _c; 21 cm |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aLooking for friendship in the bible -- Philosophers and clerics -- Premodern nuns -- Gossips and soul mates -- Precious ladies -- Patriotic friendships -- Romantic friendships -- Quilt, pray, club -- College girls, city girls, and the new woman -- Eleanor roosevelt and her friends -- From couplehood to sisterhood -- Friendtimacy -- Give and take: friendship in a market economy -- Can women and men just be friends. | |
| 520 | _aIn today's culture, the bonds of female friendship are taken as a given. But only a few centuries ago, the idea of female friendship was completely unacknowledged, even pooh-poohed. Only men, the reasoning went, had the emotional and intellectual depth to develop and sustain these meaningful relationships. Surveying history, literature, philosophy, religion, and pop culture, acclaimed author and historian Marilyn Yalom and co-author Theresa Donovan Brown demonstrate how women were able to co-opt the public face of friendship throughout the years. Chronicling shifting attitudes toward friendship - both female and male - from the Bible and the Romans to the Enlightenment to the women's rights movements of the '60s up to Sex and the City and Bridesmaids, they reveal how the concept of female friendship has been inextricably linked to the larger social and cultural movements that have defined human history. Armed with Yalom and Brown as our guides, we delve into the fascinating historical episodes and trends that illuminate the story of friendship between women: the literary salon as the original book club, the emergence of female professions and the working girl, the phenomenon of gossip, the advent of women's sports, and more. Lively, informative, and richly detailed, The Social Sex is a revelatory cultural history. | ||
| 546 | _aEnglish. | ||
| 650 | 4 | _aFemale friendship | |
| 700 | 1 | _aBrown, Theresa Donavan | |
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