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Friendship Repertoires and Care Arrangement

“…Interviewees were specifically asked to explicate the subjective importance of family, friends, and acquaintances, constructing an individual role hierarchy of social relationships. Further parts of the interviews dealt with information on particular dyads, regarding, for example, the relationship history and its links to important transitions of the individuals’ life courses (Hahmann, 2013). The interviews were complemented by an exchange-based name generator instrument that allowed the illustration of personal support networks (McCallister & Fischer, 1978; van der Poel, 1993).…”

“…Performances, the observable representations of social practices, differ nevertheless among the individual’s dyadic relationships because they adapt to the dyadic relationship. Comparable to couples, friends arrange their expectations and wishes and therefore create and specify their dyadic reality through “nomic processes” (Berger & Kellner, 1965; Hahmann, 2013). Such negotiated relationship rules allow for predictability of future events (needs for support, etc.)…”

“…Nevertheless, a set of shared norms can be shown in several cultural contexts (Argyle & Henderson, 1984). These norms include self-disclosure, belonging, biographical knowledge, or loyalty (Adams, Blieszner, & De Vries, 2000; Hahmann, 2013; Matthews, 1986; Roberto & Kimboko, 1989).…”