Friendships of Indonesian and United States Youth

Autor/inn/en	French, Doran C.; Pidada, Sri; Victor, Andrea
Titel	Friendships of Indonesian and United States Youth
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 29 (2005) 4, S.304-313 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/01650250544000080
Schlagwörter	Social Class; Cross Cultural Studies; Friendship; Adolescents; Cultural Differences; Indonesian; Literature Reviews; Social Attitudes; Individualism; Research Methodology; Children; Elementary School Students; Grade 5; Secondary School Students; Grade 8; College Students; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Freundschaft; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kultureller Unterschied; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Individualismus; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Child; Kind; Kinder; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Sekundarschüler; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Collegestudent; USA
Abstract	Issues in the study of friendship across cultures were explored by reviewing a set of studies focusing on the friendships of Indonesian and United States youth. Four topics are considered: similarity of friendships across cultures, dimensions of friendships that vary across cultures, the utility of the individualism/collectivism dimension for explaining cultural differences in friendship, and methodological issues in the study of culture and friendship. Two studies are presented that address some of these issues. Although friendships of US and Indonesian youth are similar across many dimensions, the friendships of Indonesian youth appear somewhat less close, more centred on instrumental aid, less focused on enhancement of worth, and more extensive and less exclusive than those of US youth. These patterns are opposite to those that have emerged in the comparison of those in the US and other collectivist cultures, suggesting the need to modify models of collectivism and friendship. Finally, the authors advocate the use of multimethod and multiagent assessments, addressing issues of social class in cross-cultural comparison, and using a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches to study culture and friendship. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10