The social sex : a history of female friendship / Marilyn Yalom, with Theresa Donovan Brown.
| Author/creator |
Yalom, Marilyn author. |
| Other author/creator | Brown, Theresa Donovan, author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Harper Perennial, [2015] |
| Description | xi, 382 pages ; 21 cm |
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| 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 be "just friends"? -- Female friendship : what endures. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Abstract | "In 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." -- Publisher's description |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2015008011 |
| ISBN | 9780062265500 paperback |
| ISBN | 0062265504 paperback |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | BF575 .F66 Y35 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |