The social sex : a history of female friendship /

The social sex : a history of female friendship /

Examines the history of female friendship, looking at how women were once considered to be incapable of the highest forms of friendship, and how they were able to co-opt this relationship ideal for themselves over the years. --Publisher's description.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yalom, Marilyn
Other Authors: Brown, Theresa Donovan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper Perennial, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Female friendship.
Table of Contents:
  • Looking 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.