The friendships of young men.

dc.contributor.advisor	Lindegger, Graham Charles.
dc.contributor.author	Rautenheimer, Desireé Z.
dc.date.created	2011
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description	Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2011.
dc.description.abstract	This study on the friendships of young men aimed to explore how young men perceive and experience their friendships. It also sought to understand whether and how young men negotiate issues of care and support in their friendships. The sample consisted of 10 students aged between 18 and 25 years old. The study was guided by a qualitative design. Semi - structured in - depth interviews were conducted with the young men. Thematic analysis was used as the method of data analysis. It was found that young men value elements within their friendships such as the opportunity to confide personal information, receive guidance and empathy from friends. The young men value care and support in their friendships, and these are expressed through both relational and instrumental means. While the young men acknowledge the importance of emotional support, they report that it is a precarious matter which needs to be negotiated within the friendship.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7793
dc.subject	Male students--South Africa.
dc.subject	Male friendship--South Africa.
dc.subject	Interpersonal relations--South Africa.
dc.subject	Theses--Psychology.
dc.title	The friendships of young men.
dc.type	Thesis

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