Buddy System: Understanding Male Friendships

Buddy System: Understanding Male Friendships

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-304

  Greif, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Casual Acquaintances; Conflict; Male Friendships; Masculinity; Men; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 70749096321     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195326420.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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